{"product_id":"9781624665790","title":"A Workbook for Arguments, Second Edition: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Workbook for Arguments \u003c\/i\u003ebuilds on Anthony Weston’s \u003ci\u003eA Rulebook for Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e to provide a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. The second edition adds:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated and improved homework exercises—nearly one third are new—to ensure that the examples continue to resonate with students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreased coverage of scientific reasoning, demonstrating how scientific reasoning dovetails with critical thinking more generally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo new activities in which students analyze arguments in their original form, as provided in brief selections from the original texts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis edition continues to include\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe entire text of \u003ci\u003eRulebook\u003c\/i\u003e, supplemented with extensive explanations and exercises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomework exercises adapted from a wide range of arguments in a wide variety of sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical advice to help students succeed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel answers to odd-numbered problems, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected sample answers and further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, or ethical issues they raise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn appendix on mapping arguments, giving students a solid introduction to this vital skill in constructing complex and multi-step arguments and evaluating them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148819185904,"sku":"9781624665790","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781624665790_p0.jpg?v=1763864274","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781624665790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}