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Argumentum Ad Hominem
assertion
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Author_Raymond S. Nickerson
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Disengage
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Effective Debaters
Effective Monitors
Effective Reasoning
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Follow
Ham Sandwich
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INDIRECT PERSUASION
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Key Assertion
Key Words
logical
Missing Premises
modus
Modus Tollens Arguments
plausible
Plausible Argument
rational decision making
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Universal Assertions
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Product details
- ISBN 9780898597639
- Weight: 249g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 1986
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1986. Reflections on Reasoning Is a clearly written introduction that guides high school and college students, teachers, and parents through straightforward discussions on the nature of logic, belief, and argument. While examining the nature of reasoning, Nickerson offers practical examples from everyday life to Illustrate how we can become more effective and self-aware in our reasoning.
Raymond S. Nickerson is a Senior Vice President of BBN Laboratories in Cambridge, MA. He has conducted extensive research on human perception, memory and cognition. Dr. Nickerson is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Educational Research Association, the Human Factors Society, and the Psychonomics Society. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Experimental Psychology and Acta Psychologica. A past president of the Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, Dr. Nickerson has also served on the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council and the AAAS/NSF Advisory Committee on Technology and the Handicapped.
