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BL
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992303
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b746673
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Phelan, Peter,1941-
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| Title & Author
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Argument and evidence : : critical analysis for the social sciences /\ Peter Phelan and Peter Reynolds.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, ©1996.
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1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0203200748
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: 0203296176
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: 0415113725
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: 0415113733
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: 1280325429
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: 6610325421
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: 9780203200742
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: 9780203296172
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: 9780415113724
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: 9780415113731
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: 9781134823963
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: 9781134824007
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: 9781134824014
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: 9781280325427
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: 9786610325429
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0415113725
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0415113733
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-241) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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 evidence in academic and media debateArgument and Evidence presents aspects of informal logic and statistical theory in a comprehensible way, enabling students to acquire skills in critical thinking which will outlast their undergraduate studies. Ideal as a companion for courses on met.
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Social sciences-- Methodology.
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Ciencias humanas e sociais.
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Estatistica aplicada as ciencias sociais.
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Metodologia da pesquisa.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Methodology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Research.
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Social sciences-- Methodology.
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Argumentatie.
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Bewijs (wetenschap)
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| Dewey Classification
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300/.72
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| LC Classification
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H61.P529 1996eb
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| NLM classification
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08.33bcl
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70.03bcl
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| Added Entry
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Reynolds, Peter J.
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