The Art of Deception

This classic work on critical thinking-now fully updated and revised-uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic.

Nicolas Capaldi holds the Legendre-Soule Distinguished Scholar Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University in New Orleans.

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 11
What Is Logic?	p. 11
What Is an Argument?	p. 15
When Is an Argument Acceptable?	p. 18
Summary and Exercises	p. 21
Identifying Arguments	p. 23
Arguments	p. 23
Difficulties in Identifying Arguments	p. 23
Grammar, Punctuation, and Reading Comprehension	p. 24
Rules for Identifying Premises and Conclusions	p. 27
Summary and Exercises	p. 34
Formal Analysis of Arguments	p. 37
The Ideal of Logic	p. 37
Syllogisms	p. 39
Rules for Valid Syllogisms	p. 44
Soundness and Informal Logic	p. 48
Summary and Exercises	p. 50
Presenting Your Case	p. 55
Gaining a Sympathetic Audience	p. 58
Presenting the Facts	p. 69
Driving Home the Conclusion	p. 94
Nonverbal Devices	p. 99
Advertising as a Case Study	p. 101
Summary and Exercises	p. 108
Attacking an Argument	p. 111
Audience Reaction	p. 111
Anatomy of Refutation	p. 117
Attacking the Conclusion	p. 142
Face-to-Face Debate	p. 151
Summary and Exercises	p. 155
Defending Your Case	p. 159
Counterattack	p. 163
Winning the Argument	p. 180
Going for a Tie	p. 186
Summary and Exercises	p. 188
Cause-and-Effect Reasoning	p. 191
History of the Concept of "Causation"	p. 191
Hume's Definition of Cause and Effect	p. 194
Causal Reasoning as Practical	p. 196
Mill's Methods	p. 199
Fallacies of Causal Reasoning	p. 203
Problems with the Concept of "Causation"	p. 210
Summary and Exercises	p. 215
Appendix	p. 219
Critical Reading Skills	p. 219
Review Exercises	p. 257
Some Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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