Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach

Hardback

Main Details

Title Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Douglas Walton
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:366
Dimensions(mm): Height 218,Width 142
Category/GenrePhilosophy - logic
ISBN/Barcode 9780521886178
ClassificationsDewey:160
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition 2nd Revised edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 June 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Second edition of the introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticising bad ones. Non-technical in approach, it is based on 186 examples, which Douglas Walton, a leading authority in the field of informal logic, discusses and evaluates in clear, illustrative detail. Walton explains how errors, fallacies, and other key failures of argument occur. He shows how correct uses of argument are based on sound strategies for reasoned persuasion and critical responses. This edition takes into account many developments in the field of argumentation study that have occurred since 1989, many created by the author. Drawing on these developments, Walton includes and analyzes 36 new topical examples and also brings in work on argumentation schemes. Ideally suited for use in courses in informal logic and introduction to philosophy, this book will also be valuable to students of pragmatics, rhetoric, and speech communication.

Author Biography

Douglas Walton is professor of philosophy at the University of Winnipeg. The recipient of numerous fellowships, awards and honors, he is the author of over thirty books, most recently Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation, Media Argumentation, and Witness Testimony Evidence.

Reviews

"Walton here updates his fine book on informal logic/critical thinking...Probably the best work on critical thinking to date, this volume would be an excellent text for courses on informal logic...Summing up: Essential. " - R. Puligandla, University of Toledo, Choice