Good Reasoning Matters A Constructive Approach to Critical Thinking 3rd Edition by Leo A Groarke,Christopher W Tindale ISBN 0195419049 978-0195419047

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Introduction and Acknowledgments

• Overview of the book and acknowledgments.

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Part 1: Getting Started: Looking for an Argument

1. Arguments
2. An Example
   Exercise 1A
3. Arguers, Audiences, and Opponents
4. Simple and Extended Arguments
   Exercise 1B
5. Distinguishing Arguments from Non-Arguments
   Exercise 1C
6. Arguments and Explanations
7. Argument Narratives
   Exercise 1D
   Major Exercise 1M

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Part 2: Argument Diagrams: Pointing the Way

1. Argument Diagrams
2. Linked and Convergent Premises
3. Supplemented Diagrams
   Exercise 2A
4. Diagramming Your Own Arguments
   Exercise 2B
   Major Exercise 2M

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Part 3: Implicit Argument Components: Filling in the Blanks

1. Speech Acts and the Principle of Communication
   Exercise 3A
2. Abbreviated Arguments
   Exercise 3B
3. Non-verbal Elements in Argument
   Exercise 3C
4. A Note on Argument Construction
   Exercise 3D
   Major Exercise 3M

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Part 4: Definitions: Saying What You Mean

1. Using Words Precisely
   Exercise 4A
2. Vagueness and Ambiguity
   Exercise 4B
3. Formulating Definitions
4. Rules for Good Definitions
   Exercise 4C
5. Expressing Your Intended Meaning
   Major Exercise 4M

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Part 5: Bias: Reading Between the Lines

1. Bias and Perspective
   Exercise 5A
2. Detecting Illegitimate Biases
   Exercise 5B
   Major Exercise 5M

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Part 6: Strong and Weak Arguments: Preparing for Evaluations

1. Strong Arguments
2. Argument Criticism
3. Acceptability
4. Valid and Invalid Arguments
   Exercise 6A
5. Argument Schemes
6. Invalid Arguments
   Major Exercise 6M

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Part 7: Syllogisms I: Classifying Arguments

1. Categorical Statements
   Exercise 7A
2. Immediate Inferences
   Exercise 7B
3. Categorical Syllogisms
   Exercise 7C
4. Venn Diagrams
   Major Exercise 7M

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Part 8: Syllogisms II: Testing Classes

1. Full Schematization
2. Rules of Validity
3. Applying the Rules
4. Procedural Points
   Major Exercise 8M

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Part 9: Propositional Logic I: Some Ifs, Ands, and Buts

1. Simple and Complex Propositions
   Exercise 9A
2. Translation
   Exercise 9B
   Exercise 9C
   Major Exercise 9M

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Part 10: Propositional Logic II: Conditionals, Dilemmas, and Reductions

1. Conditional Proofs
   Exercise 10A
2. Reductio ad Absurdum
   Exercise 10B
3. Dilemmas
   Exercise 10C
4. De Morgan’s Laws
   Exercise 10D
5. Summary: Rules of Inference
   Major Exercise 10M

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Part 11: Ordinary Reasoning: Assessing the Basics

1. Ordinary Reasoning
2. Acceptability
   Exercise 11A
3. Relevance
   Exercise 11B
4. Sufficiency
   Exercise 11C
5. Applying the Criteria
   Major Exercise 11M

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Part 12: Empirical Schemes of Argument: Nothing but the Facts

1. Generalizations
   Exercise 12A
2. Polling
   Exercise 12B
3. Causal Reasoning
   Exercise 12C
4. Appeals to Ignorance
   Exercise 12D
5. The Methods of Science
   Exercise 12E
   Major Exercise 12M

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Part 13: Moral and Political Reasoning: Schemes of Value

1. Slippery-Slope Arguments
   Exercise 13A
2. Arguments from Analogy
   Exercise 13B
3. Appeals to Precedent
   Exercise 13C
4. Two-Wrongs Reasoning
   Exercise 13D
   Major Exercise 13M

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Part 14: Ethotic Schemes: Judging Character

1. Pro Homine
   Exercise 14A
2. Ad Populum Arguments
   Exercise 14B
3. Arguments from Authority
   Exercise 14C
4. Ad Hominem
   Exercise 14D
5. Arguments against Authority
   Exercise 14E
6. Guilt (and Honour) by Association
   Exercise 14F
7. Other Cases
   Exercise 14G
   Major Exercise 14M

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Part 15: Argumentative Writing: Essaying an Argument

1. The Good Evaluative Critique
   Exercise 15A
2. The Good Argumentative Essay
   Exercise 15B
3. A Student’s Paper
4. Conclusion
   Major Exercise 15M

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Selected Answers

• Solutions to various exercises.

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Index