Description
This textbook, Readings for Logical Analysis, by W. W. Norton & Company, is designed to help students enhance their reasoning abilities. It features forty-four selections that present fully developed arguments from various academic disciplines. The readings are organized into ten thematic categories, such as education, science, abortion, the causes of crime, and the existence of God. An additional table of contents categorizes the selections by logical genre and highlights the use of specific reasoning techniques like generalization, analogy, statistical reasoning, and explanation. Each reading is accompanied by study questions to guide student analysis.