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Argument and evidence : critical analysis for the social sciences /

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 eviden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phelan, Peter, 1941-
Otros Autores: Reynolds, Peter J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, ©1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 Argument and evidence
  • chapter 3 Context, convention and communication
  • chapter 4 An informal analysis of arguments
  • chapter 5 Patterns of reasoning
  • chapter 6 Establishing validity
  • chapter 7 Critical analysis in practice
  • chapter Tories ignore crime study
  • chapter 8 Assumptions
  • chapter 9 Evidence as ground for belief
  • chapter 10 What counts as evidence?
  • chapter 11 Presenting and summarising evidence
  • chapter 12 Furthering knowledge
  • chapter 13 Probability and uncertainty
  • chapter 14 Probability theory applied
  • chapter 15 Estimation and reliability
  • chapter 16 Testing hypotheses.