02937oam 2200637I 450 991077980540332120230207222939.01-134-82400-91-134-82401-71-280-32542-90-203-20074-80-203-29617-610.4324/9780203200742 (CKB)111056485522778(EBL)168887(OCoLC)71832952(SSID)ssj0000105476(PQKBManifestationID)11128855(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105476(PQKBWorkID)10105271(PQKB)11055070(MiAaPQ)EBC168887(Au-PeEL)EBL168887(CaPaEBR)ebr10057526(CaONFJC)MIL32542(OCoLC)958103999(EXLCZ)9911105648552277820180331d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArgument and evidence critical analysis for the social sciences /Peter Phelan and Peter ReynoldsLondon ;New York :Routledge,1996.1 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-11373-3 0-415-11372-5 Includes bibliographical references.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Argument and evidence; Context, convention and communication; An informal analysis of arguments; Patterns of reasoning; Establishing validity; Critical analysis in practice; Assumptions; Evidence as ground for belief; What counts as evidence?; Presenting and summarising evidence; Furthering knowledge; Probability and uncertainty; Probability theory applied; Estimation and reliability; Testing hypotheses; Appendices; Notes; References; IndexPhelan and Reynolds' book is for anyone who needs to evaluate arguments and interpret evidence. It deals with the most fundamental aspects of academic study: * the ability to reason with ideas and evidence* to formulate arguments effectively* to appreciate the interplay between ideas and evidence in academic and media debateArgument and Evidence presents aspects of informal logic and statistical theory in a comprehensible way, enabling students to acquire skills in critical thinking which will outlast their undergraduate studies. Ideal as a companion for courses on metSocial sciencesMethodologyCivilizationSocial sciencesMethodology.Civilization.300/.72Phelan Peter1941,1545264Reynolds Peter J126326MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779805403321Argument and evidence3800116UNINA