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001			ocm53215747
003			OCoLC
005			20251028092147.0
008			050223s2004 mdu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2003021814
020			_a0742534251 (hardcover)
020			_a074253426X (pbk.)
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780742534254
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042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBC177 _b.H653 2004
100	1		_aHolowchak, Andrew, _d1958-
245	1	0	_aCritical reasoning & philosophy : _ba concise guide to reading, evaluating, and writing philosophical works / _cM. Andrew Holowchak.
246	3		_aCritical reasoning and philosophy
260			_aLanham, Md. : _bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, _cc2004.
263			_a0401
300			_ap. cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
505	0		_aI: Introductory issues -- What is philosophy? -- Philosophy and critical reasoning -- On reading philosophy -- II: Argument recognition and reconstruction -- The elements of analysis -- Ten helpful steps -- III: Diagramming arguments -- Fundamentals of diagramming -- Ten diagrammatical tips -- IV: Argument evaluation -- A closer look at statements -- Conditions of acceptance and rejection -- Three common deductive arguments -- Common inductive arguments -- Other common fallacies -- V: General writing tips -- Getting ready to write -- Writing your thesis -- General writing tips -- Common mistakes -- VI: Writing philosophical essays -- Evaluative essays -- Critical essays -- Revising the rewriting essays.
520			_aFor use in introductory philosophy courses, this book teaches students techniques for critical thinking, reading and writing. Includes sections on how to organize papers, avoid common mistakes in writing, and to present arguments.
650		0	_aReasoning.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip049/2003021814 .html
999			_c95938 _d95938