UID:
almafu_9959245352902883
Format:
1 online resource (260 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-82400-9
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1-134-82401-7
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1-280-32542-9
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0-203-20074-8
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0-203-29617-6
Content:
Phelan and Reynolds' book is for anyone who needs to evaluate arguments and interpret evidence. It deals with the most fundamental aspects of academic study: * the ability to reason with ideas and evidence* to formulate arguments effectively* to appreciate the interplay between ideas and evidence in academic and media debateArgument and Evidence presents aspects of informal logic and statistical theory in a comprehensible way, enabling students to acquire skills in critical thinking which will outlast their undergraduate studies. Ideal as a companion for courses on met
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Argument and evidence; Context, convention and communication; An informal analysis of arguments; Patterns of reasoning; Establishing validity; Critical analysis in practice; Assumptions; Evidence as ground for belief; What counts as evidence?; Presenting and summarising evidence; Furthering knowledge; Probability and uncertainty; Probability theory applied; Estimation and reliability; Testing hypotheses; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-11373-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-11372-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203200742
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