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Walton, Douglas N.

Informal logic : a pragmatic approach / Douglas Walton. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xvi, 347 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Argument as reasoned dialogue -- Questions and answers in dialogue -- Criticisms of irrelevance -- Appeals to emotion -- Valid arguments -- Personal attack in argumentation -- Appeals to authority -- Inductive errors, bias, and fallacies -- Natural language argumentation.

ISBN: 9780521886178 (hardback) 0521886171 (hardback) 9780521713801 (pbk.) 0521713803 (pbk.)

Standard No.: 99821939091

LCCN: 2007042373

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Logic.
Reasoning.

Index Terms--Curriculum Objective:
Reasoning

LC Class. No.: BC177 / .W324 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 168WAL