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100 1 a| Walton, Douglas N.=| ^A10922;

245 10 a| Informal logic :b| a pragmatic approach /c| Douglas Walton.;

250 a| 2nd ed.;

300 a| xvi, 347 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 00 t| Preface --t| Acknowledgments --g| 1.t| Argument as reasoned dialogue --g| 1.1.t| Types of argumentative dialogue --g| 1.2.t| Components of argumentative dialogue --g| 1.3.t| Persuasion dialogue (critical discussion) --g| 1.4.t| Negative rules of persuasion dialogue --g| 1.5.t| Some major informal fallacies --g| 6.t| The straw man fallacy --g| 1.7.t| Argument from consequences --g| 1.8.t| The critical perspective --g| 2.t| Questions and answers in dialogue --g| 2.1.t| Presuppositions of questions --g| 2.2.t| Complex questions --g| 2.3.t| Have you stopped abusing your spouse? --g| 2.4.t| Disjunctive questions --g| 2.5.t| Arguments from ignorance --g| 2.6.t| Replying to a question with a question --g| 2.7.t| Begging the question --g| 2.8.t| Questions in polls --g| 2.9.t| Advocacy and push polling --g| 2.10.t| Question-answer rules in dialogue --g| 3.t| Criticisms of irrelevance --g| 3.1.t| Allegations of irrelevance --g| 3.2.t| Global irrelevance --g| 3.3.t| Question-answer relevance --g| 3.4.t| Setting an agenda for a discussion --g| 3.5.t| Red herring versus wrong conclusion --g| 3.6.t| Varieties of criticisms of irrelevance --g| 3.7.t| Summary --;

505 00 g| 4.t| Appeals to emotion --g| 4.1.t| Argumentum ad populum --g| 4.2.t| The argument from popularity --g| 4.3.t| Problems with appeals to popularity --g| 4.4.t| Threatening appeals to force --g| 4.5.t| Further ad baculum problems --g| 4.6.t| Appeals to pity --g| 4.7.t| Overt, pictorial appeals to pity --g| 4.8.t| Summary --g| 5.t| Valid arguments --g| 5.1.t| Deductive validity --g| 5.2.t| Identifying arguments --g| 5.3.t| Validity as a semantic concept --g| 5.4.t| Valid forms of argument --g| 5.5.t| Invalid arguments --g| 5.6.t| Inconsistency --g| 5.7.t| Composition and division --g| 5.8.t| Defeasible reasoning --g| 5.9.t| Jumping to a conclusion --g| 5.10.t| Summary --g| 6.t| Personal attack in argumentation --g| 6.1.t| The abusive ad hominem argument --g| 6.2.t| The circumstantial ad hominem argument --g| 6.3.t| The attack on an arguer's impartiality --g| 6.4.t| Non-fallacious ad hominem arguments --g| 6.5.t| Replying to a personal attack --g| 6.6.t| Critical questions for an ad hominem argument --g| 6.7.t| Important types of error to check --g| 6.8.t| Some cases for further discussion --;

505 00 g| 7.t| Appeals to authority --g| 7.1.t| Reasonable appeals to authority --g| 7.2.t| Argumentation scheme for appeal to expert opinion --g| 7.3.t| Critical questions for the appeal to expert opinion --g| 7.4.t| Three common errors in citing expert opinions --g| 7.5.t| Evaluating appeals to expert opinion in written sources --g| 7.6.t| Expert testimony in legal argumentation --t| 7.7.t| How expert is the authority? --g| 7.8.t| Interpreting what the expert said --g| 7.9.t| A balanced view of argument from expert opinion --g| 8.t| Inductive errors, bias, and fallacies --g| 8.1.t| Meaningless and unknowable statistics --g| 8.2.t| Sampling procedures --g| 8.3.t| Insufficient and biased statistics --g| 8.4.t| Questionable questions and definitions --g| 8.5.t| The post hoc argument --g| 8.6.t| Six kinds of post hoc errors --g| 8.7.t| Bias due to defining variables --g| 8.8.t| Post hoc criticisms as raising critical questions in an inquiry --g| 8.9.t| Strengthening causal arguments by answering critical questions --g| 8.10.t| Examples of drawing causal conclusions from scientific studies --g| 8.11.t| Summary --g| 9.t| Natural language argumentation --g| 9.1.t| Ambiguity and vagueness --g| 9.2.t| Loaded terms and question-begging language --g| 9.3.t| Equivocation and amphiboly --g| 9.4.t| Arguments based on analogy --g| 9.5.t| Argumentative use of analogy --g| 9.6.t| Criticizing arguments from analogy --g| 9.7.t| Slippery slope arguments --g| 9.8.t| Subtle equivocations --g| 9.9.t| Variability of strictness of standards --g| 9.10.t| Conclusions --t| Bibliography --t| Index.;

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Informal logic : a pragmatic approach / Douglas Walton.

Author/creator	Walton, Douglas N.
Format	Book
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Description	xvi, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Logic. Reasoning.

Contents	Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Argument as reasoned dialogue -- 1.1. Types of argumentative dialogue -- 1.2. Components of argumentative dialogue -- 1.3. Persuasion dialogue (critical discussion) -- 1.4. Negative rules of persuasion dialogue -- 1.5. Some major informal fallacies -- 6. The straw man fallacy -- 1.7. Argument from consequences -- 1.8. The critical perspective -- 2. Questions and answers in dialogue -- 2.1. Presuppositions of questions -- 2.2. Complex questions -- 2.3. Have you stopped abusing your spouse? -- 2.4. Disjunctive questions -- 2.5. Arguments from ignorance -- 2.6. Replying to a question with a question -- 2.7. Begging the question -- 2.8. Questions in polls -- 2.9. Advocacy and push polling -- 2.10. Question-answer rules in dialogue -- 3. Criticisms of irrelevance -- 3.1. Allegations of irrelevance -- 3.2. Global irrelevance -- 3.3. Question-answer relevance -- 3.4. Setting an agenda for a discussion -- 3.5. Red herring versus wrong conclusion -- 3.6. Varieties of criticisms of irrelevance -- 3.7. Summary --
Contents	4. Appeals to emotion -- 4.1. Argumentum ad populum -- 4.2. The argument from popularity -- 4.3. Problems with appeals to popularity -- 4.4. Threatening appeals to force -- 4.5. Further ad baculum problems -- 4.6. Appeals to pity -- 4.7. Overt, pictorial appeals to pity -- 4.8. Summary -- 5. Valid arguments -- 5.1. Deductive validity -- 5.2. Identifying arguments -- 5.3. Validity as a semantic concept -- 5.4. Valid forms of argument -- 5.5. Invalid arguments -- 5.6. Inconsistency -- 5.7. Composition and division -- 5.8. Defeasible reasoning -- 5.9. Jumping to a conclusion -- 5.10. Summary -- 6. Personal attack in argumentation -- 6.1. The abusive ad hominem argument -- 6.2. The circumstantial ad hominem argument -- 6.3. The attack on an arguer's impartiality -- 6.4. Non-fallacious ad hominem arguments -- 6.5. Replying to a personal attack -- 6.6. Critical questions for an ad hominem argument -- 6.7. Important types of error to check -- 6.8. Some cases for further discussion --
Contents	7. Appeals to authority -- 7.1. Reasonable appeals to authority -- 7.2. Argumentation scheme for appeal to expert opinion -- 7.3. Critical questions for the appeal to expert opinion -- 7.4. Three common errors in citing expert opinions -- 7.5. Evaluating appeals to expert opinion in written sources -- 7.6. Expert testimony in legal argumentation -- 7.7. How expert is the authority? -- 7.8. Interpreting what the expert said -- 7.9. A balanced view of argument from expert opinion -- 8. Inductive errors, bias, and fallacies -- 8.1. Meaningless and unknowable statistics -- 8.2. Sampling procedures -- 8.3. Insufficient and biased statistics -- 8.4. Questionable questions and definitions -- 8.5. The post hoc argument -- 8.6. Six kinds of post hoc errors -- 8.7. Bias due to defining variables -- 8.8. Post hoc criticisms as raising critical questions in an inquiry -- 8.9. Strengthening causal arguments by answering critical questions -- 8.10. Examples of drawing causal conclusions from scientific studies -- 8.11. Summary -- 9. Natural language argumentation -- 9.1. Ambiguity and vagueness -- 9.2. Loaded terms and question-begging language -- 9.3. Equivocation and amphiboly -- 9.4. Arguments based on analogy -- 9.5. Argumentative use of analogy -- 9.6. Criticizing arguments from analogy -- 9.7. Slippery slope arguments -- 9.8. Subtle equivocations -- 9.9. Variability of strictness of standards -- 9.10. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2007042373
ISBN	9780521886178 (hardback)
ISBN	0521886171 (hardback)
ISBN	9780521713801 (pbk.)
ISBN	0521713803 (pbk.)

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