{"product_id":"rowman-littlefield-handbook-for-critical-thinking-9780742559790","title":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Noel Hendrickson | Kirk Amant | William Hawk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/i\u003e provides a quick and authoritative reference for writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e provides a quick and authoritative reference for issues regarding reasoning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides clear and succinct discussions of the following issues: \u003cbr\u003e- Issues germane to clarifying sentences: ambiguity, vagueness, and propositional attitudes. \u003cbr\u003e-General discussions of descriptions, explanations, and arguments.\u003cbr\u003e-Criteria for evaluating observational statements and testimony. \u003cbr\u003e-Categorical syllogisms, including issues germane to both the Boolean and Aristotelian interpretations. \u003cbr\u003e-A complete system of propositional logic and a brief discussion of the use of truth tables. \u003cbr\u003e-Induction: generalization and particularization arguments, analogies, arguments to the best explanation, Mill's Methods, counterfactual reasoning, and making decisions under risk and uncertainty. \u003cbr\u003e-A brief discussion of the principle formulas involved in calculating probabilities. \u003cbr\u003e-An extended discussion of informal fallacies. \u003cbr\u003e-An essay on the relationship between critical thinking and writing.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611727544471,"sku":"9780742559790","price":3320.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780742559790.webp?v=1775072493","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rowman-littlefield-handbook-for-critical-thinking-9780742559790","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}