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200 10$aArgument and evidence $ecritical analysis for the social sciences /$fPeter Phelan and Peter Reynolds
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1996.
215   $a1 online resource (260 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-11373-3 
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aBook 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; Index
330   $aPhelan 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 met
606   $aSocial sciences$xMethodology
606   $aCivilization
615  0$aSocial sciences$xMethodology.
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