Introduction to logic and critical thinking /
Merrilee H. Salmon.
- 5th ed.
- Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2007.
- xv, 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-433) and index.
Introduction to arguments -- Paying special attention to the language of arguments -- Deductive arguments, inductive arguments, and fallacies -- A closer look at inductive arguments -- Causal arguments -- Probilities and inductive logic -- Confirmation of hypotheses -- Deductive reasoning, sentential logic -- Categorical syllogisms -- Arguments in which validity depends on relationships -- Proof method for truth-functional logic -- Index of fallacies.