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Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic 8th Edition
Author(s): Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Author), Robert J. Fogelin (Author)
- Publisher: Cengage Learning
- Publication Date: February 10, 2009
- Edition: 8th
- Language: English
- Print length: 576 pages
- ISBN-10: 0495603953
- ISBN-13: 9780495603955
Book Description
The proven strengths of this argument text include the philosophy of language, analysis of arguments as they occur in ordinary language, and systematic examination of inductive arguments. The book covers statistical generalizations, statistical syllogisms, and inferences to the best explanation.
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About the Author
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
Robert J. Fogelin is Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College.
