The proven strengths of this argument text include the philosophy of language, analysis of arguments as they occur in ordinary language, and systematic examination of inductive arguments. The book covers statistical generalizations, statistical syllogisms, and inferences to the best explanation.
In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning-irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others-to show how they work and to explain their attraction.
An Introduction to Informal Logic
Focusing on practical application, this textbook teaches readers to construct everyday arguments using accessible language. It includes three chapters dedicated to formal logic, covering various argument forms and types such as propositional and categorical logic. Additionally, the latest edition emphasizes applying informal logic to diverse scenarios, including legal, moral, scientific, religious, and philosophical contexts, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding and utilizing logic in real-life situations.
Introduces and assesses Berkeley's life and the background to the Principles, the ideas and text in the Principles, Berkeley's continuing importance to philosophy. Essential reading for students coming to Berkeley for the first time.
A masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online course Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the other side is widespread today. What can we do to change this? In Think Again philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong draws on a long tradition of logic to show why we should stop focusing on winning arguments and instead argue in a more constructive way. Based on a hugely popular online course with more than a million followers around the world, Think Again explains how to analyse, evaluate and make better arguments while also spotting bad reasoning and avoiding certain fallacies. Through lively, practical examples from everyday life, politics and popular culture, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong offers brilliantly straightforward, wise advice that we can all use at work, at home and online.
This Element surveys research on three central and interrelated issues about the nature of memory and remembering. The first is about the nature of memory as a cognitive faculty, the second issue concerns what memory does, and the third issue is about the nature of what we remember.
Full Circle: From Africa and Back Again tells the story of Robert, a young man who witnesses the brutal death of his parents and young sister, and his quest for revenge.His travels take him to foreign lands, and it is while being a member of a savage mercenary force in Africa that he starts to focus upon saving innocent lives.Finding himself once again, he crosses many borders and adopts many disguises to keep himself, and those he loves, free from evil clutches.He courageously faces a ruthless and barbarous conglomerate head-on, protects his friends and the children in his care, and enters into a new life...
Bill Campbell is the actor behind Preacher Creature, the humorously grotesque character he plays when presenting schlock movies on his weekly TV show, assisted by his much-maligned sidekick, Ellis. Together, they attract a large audience of young viewers in the small town of Cotters Field. When the Creature announces a competition for aspiring horror writers, Russ Huntingdon is quick off the mark, submitting his scenario for Zombie Feast. But as fans of Preacher Creature's Creature Feature thrill to tales of madness and mutilation, it seems one viewer has gone too far, since bodies start showing up... bodies that bear strong similarities to the Creature's movies. Has someone simply gone off the deep end, or is it a set-up? Elsewhere, at a large country house, Dino Lombardi prepares to film his latest horror epic, Shapeshifter. But, it is during Preacher Creature's live TV interview with Dino that everything reaches a rip-roaring climax as the real shapeshifter is revealed in a mind-boggling on-camera transformation.
Pippa and Leith, a sister and brother who've been packed off to camp for the summer, haven't even arrived at Camp Damble when things start to go off the rails. After the unstable bus driver finally gets them inside the grounds, they find the counsellors are ruthless and robotic, alternately sappy and sinister. A wild-eyed escapee warns of terrible danger. And what is it that links a black bungalow in the forest to the legend of Headless Henry? Returning from an uncharacteristically enjoyable day out, they find a fence thrown up around the camp - a fence pulsing with electricity. Realising that Pippa is next in line "for the treatment", whatever that is, Leith must make his way inside the Black Bungalow, risking his life as he struggles to solve a terrifying puzzle and vanquish a madman. Only if he succeeds will they be free to escape.