A Workbook for Arguments: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking

A Workbook for Arguments: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking

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<div><I>A Workbook for Arguments</I> builds on Anthony Weston's <I>Rulebook for Arguments</I> to provide a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. <I>Workbook</I> includes:<BR><UL><LI>The entire text of <I>Rulebook</I>, supplemented with extensive further explanations and exercises.</LI><LI>Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of arguments from newspapers, philosophical texts, literature, movies, videos, and other sources.</LI><LI>Practical advice to help students succeed when applying the <I>Rulebook's</I> rules to the examples in the homework exercises.</LI><LI>Suggestions for further practice, outlining activities that students can do by themselves or with classmates to improve their skills.</LI><LI>Detailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments designed to engage students.</LI><LI>An appendix on mapping arguments, giving students a solid introduction to this vital skill in constructing complex and multi-step arguments and evaluating them.</LI><LI>Model answers to odd-numbered problems, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected sample answers and further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, or ethical issues they raise.</LI></UL></div>