The Art of Reasoning
An Introduction to Logic
Fifth Edition
1 December 2020
THE ONLY BOOK TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT LEARNING FRAMEWORK THROUGHOUT
Drawing on decades of teaching experience and pedagogical research, the authors have developed a new set of learning tools to help students overcome the course’s biggest challenges. New Review, Solve and Apply features in every chapter provide a consistent framework for working and understanding problems. These features improve backward reasoning skills, pattern recognition and the application of logic concepts to tests such as the LSAT.
A FOCUS ON INCREMENTAL LEARNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Incremental exercises after each section of a chapter allow students to immediately rehearse what they have learned. Integrative exercises go a step further, requiring students to draw on knowledge acquired from several previous sections. This scaffolding reinforces mastery and builds confidence as students progress through the chapter. The adaptive nature of InQuizitive—Norton’s award-winning, easy-to-use online learning tool—gradually challenges students with problems of increasing difficulty. Based on their response, the programme generates more problems that involve precisely the concepts and skills the students need to rehearse.
EXTENSIVE AND ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
New activities on foundational topics in logic are offered in InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning, easy-to-use adaptive learning tool. InQuizitive activities help students grasp key course concepts outside of class—like argument diagramming and truth tables—in a research-backed system that’s proven to help students learn. An extensive test bank for traditional practice and assessment complements InQuizitive with a wealth of questions covering all topics in the book.
A NEW CHAPTER ON COGNITIVE BIASES, PERSUASION, AND EVALUATING TRUTH
The Art of Reasoning is the only logic text to offer a chapter on cognitive biases—psychological tendencies that distort logical reasoning in the real world. This chapter (Chapter 4: Cognitive Biases) addresses the most common ones, drawing on psychological research by Tversky and Kahneman, among others. Along the way, the chapter discusses student’s vulnerability to biased sources, including “fake news” and persuasive techniques that exploit those vulnerabilities. It also provides strategies for countering bias.
AN UNBEATABLE VALUE
Smart learning tools, a focus on reasoning in the real world, a low-cost ebook option and more practice problems than other books make The Art of Reasoning great value.
Drawing on decades of teaching experience and pedagogical research, the authors have developed a new set of learning tools to help students overcome the course’s biggest challenges. New Review, Solve and Apply features in every chapter provide a consistent framework for working and understanding problems. These features improve backward reasoning skills, pattern recognition and the application of logic concepts to tests such as the LSAT.
A FOCUS ON INCREMENTAL LEARNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Incremental exercises after each section of a chapter allow students to immediately rehearse what they have learned. Integrative exercises go a step further, requiring students to draw on knowledge acquired from several previous sections. This scaffolding reinforces mastery and builds confidence as students progress through the chapter. The adaptive nature of InQuizitive—Norton’s award-winning, easy-to-use online learning tool—gradually challenges students with problems of increasing difficulty. Based on their response, the programme generates more problems that involve precisely the concepts and skills the students need to rehearse.
EXTENSIVE AND ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
New activities on foundational topics in logic are offered in InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning, easy-to-use adaptive learning tool. InQuizitive activities help students grasp key course concepts outside of class—like argument diagramming and truth tables—in a research-backed system that’s proven to help students learn. An extensive test bank for traditional practice and assessment complements InQuizitive with a wealth of questions covering all topics in the book.
A NEW CHAPTER ON COGNITIVE BIASES, PERSUASION, AND EVALUATING TRUTH
The Art of Reasoning is the only logic text to offer a chapter on cognitive biases—psychological tendencies that distort logical reasoning in the real world. This chapter (Chapter 4: Cognitive Biases) addresses the most common ones, drawing on psychological research by Tversky and Kahneman, among others. Along the way, the chapter discusses student’s vulnerability to biased sources, including “fake news” and persuasive techniques that exploit those vulnerabilities. It also provides strategies for countering bias.
AN UNBEATABLE VALUE
Smart learning tools, a focus on reasoning in the real world, a low-cost ebook option and more practice problems than other books make The Art of Reasoning great value.
