Table of Contents

Part I: Arguments and Cases: Basic Anatomy.
1. Recognition, Function, And Scope of Argument.
Part II: Thinking Critically about Arguments.
2. The Public Dimension.
3. The Personal Dimension.
4. Careless Language Use.
5. Inattention to Subject Matter.
Part III: Deductive Arguments.
6. Categorical Syllogisms.
7. Reconstructing Arguments.
8. Additional Syllogisms.
Part IV: Inductive Arguments.
9. Inductive Reasoning and Generalizations.
10. Statistical Arguments.
11. Analogical Arguments.
12. Cause.
Part V: Evaluating Arguments.
13. Sophistries and Pseudo-science.
14. Normative and Non-normative Arguments.
Appendix: Venn Diagrams.
Glossary.
Answers to Selected Exercises.
Index.

About the Author

Douglas Soccio was a professor of philosophy at Shasta College for nearly 30 years. In addition to ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, 9th EDITION, he is the author of the following Cengage publications: PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEXT; HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF PHILOSOPHY; and PRACTICAL LOGIC (with Vincent E. Barry). For three years he wrote a weekly philosophy column for the REDDING RECORD SEARCHLIGHT. Now devoted to writing on a full-time basis, he is presently developing a collection of philosophical stories that express what he describes as �philosophy with a heart,� a generous notion of philosophy that infuses all of his writing.

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Part I: Arguments and Cases: Basic Anatomy. 1. Recognition, Function, And Scope of Argument. Part II: Thinking Critically about Arguments. 2. The Public Dimension. 3. The Personal Dimension. 4. Careless Language Use. 5. Inattention to Subject Matter. Part III: Deductive Arguments. 6. Categorical Syllogisms. 7. Reconstructing Arguments. 8. Additional Syllogisms. Part IV: Inductive Arguments. 9. Inductive Reasoning and Generalizations. 10. Statistical Arguments. 11. Analogical Arguments. 12. Cause. Part V: Evaluating Arguments. 13. Sophistries and Pseudo-science. 14. Normative and Non-normative Arguments. Appendix: Venn Diagrams. Glossary. Answers to Selected Exercises. Index.