Books in the Critical Reasoning and Argumentation series

Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation presents the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners. The book teaches by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed.

Presents an introduction to the nature, identification, and causes of fallacious reasoning, along with key questions for evaluation. Drawing from the latest work as well as standard ideas relevant since Aristotle, Tindale investigates cases of major fallacies in order to understand what has gone wrong and how this has occurred.