Argument and evidence : critical analysis for the social sciences / / Peter Phelan and Peter Reynolds

• Autore: Phelan Peter <1941, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 300/.72
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Methodology; Civilization
• Altri autori: ReynoldsPeter J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Phelan 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Argument and evidence
• ISBN: 1-134-82400-9; 1-134-82401-7; 1-280-32542-9; 0-203-20074-8; 0-203-29617-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779805403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II