In Depth Premise Indicators Inductive Arguments In Depth Conclusion Indicators Two Kinds of Arguments Deductive Arguments What Critical Thinking Can and Can’t Do A Word About the ExercisesĬhapter 2 Two Kinds of Reasoning Arguments: General FeaturesĬonclusions Used as Premises 38 Unstated Premises and Conclusions In Depth Rational Choice? 19 Truth and Knowledge Table of Contents Preface xxii Acknowledgments xxiv A Note to Our Colleagues xxvi About the Authors xxviiiĬhapter 1 What Is Critical Thinking, Anyway? In Depth Critical Thinking, the Long Version Beliefs and Claims Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning 439

Thinking Critically About Inductive Reasoning 349 More Rhetorical Devices: Psychological and Related Fallacies 184ĭeductive Arguments I: Categorical Logic 253ĭeductive Arguments II: Truth-Functional Logic 295

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