Effective Reasoning/Recommended Resources

Internal Reasoning Logic Argumentation Theory Informal Logic Logical Fallacy External Books Boole, George (1958). An Investigation of The Laws of Thought On Which Are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probability. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 0486600289 (This text is also available in free eText form here: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15114) Brock, Bernard & Scott, Robert (1980) Methods of Rhetorical Criticism: A Twentieth-Century Perspective (2nd ed.). Detroit: Wayne State University Press 0060458429 Carnap, Rudolf (1958). Introduction to Symbolic Logic and Its Applications. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 0486604535 Copi, Irving (2005) Introduction to Logic (12th ed.). Printice Hall 0131332759 Polya, G. (1971) How To Solve It (Reissue ed.). Princeton University Press 0691080976 Dauer, Francis Watanabe (1996) Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning. New York: Barnes and Noble 0760701377 Websites Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Everything About Debating The Rhetorica Network Copi Bidge Page (This is a website companion to Copi's Introduction to Logic mentioned above in the book section.) Interactive Mathematics Other media Zarefsky, David (2005). Argumentation: The Study of Effective Reasoning [Course]. Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company Limited Partnership Hall, James (2005). Tools of Thinking: Understanding th World Trough Experience and Reason [Course]. Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company Limited Partnership