Introduction to Reasoning by Stephen Toulmin


Introduction to Reasoning
Title : Introduction to Reasoning
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ISBN : 0024211605
ISBN-10 : 9780024211606
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 448
Publication : First published January 1, 1979

This is a second edition paperback book, that discusess or teaches one about how to better think and argument, and also (of course) to getting a more influence skills. Some of the topics covered in this copy are rationality, reasoning, critical thinking,problem solving, and influencing another.

Introduction to Reasoning Reviews

  • Tú

    This is my first encounter with formal logic. I find the book very systematically and clearly written. This can be considered as updated version of Toulmin's "The Uses of Argument" (1958). The authors are in fact Toulmin, Rieke and Janik.

    This can be great for any beginner in the field of logic or anyone straddling between logic and some other functional field.

  • Tylor Lovins

    Toulmin's contribution to argumentation is tremendous: especially in his discussion of forums--that every argument is located in a forum, for us to know what constitutes a logical fallacy we must first know the forum in which discussion takes place. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in understanding argumentation and the nature of discussion.

  • John Sorensen

    Read for Speech 332. Toulmin developed the Toulmin model of argumentation. The book was a bit vague and not very well organized. Still, the section on Fallacies is a MUST reread.