Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Informal Logic

Politics & Social Sciences

Hoaglund, John

Philosophy

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Critical Thinking

John Hoaglund

Slippery Slope Arguments (Studies in Critical Thinking & Informal Logic)

A "slippery slope argument" is a type of argument in which a first step is taken and  a series of inextricable consequences follow, ultimately leading to a disastrous outcome.  Many textbooks on informal logic and critical thinking treat the slippery slope argument as a fallacy.  Walton argues that used correctly in some cases, they can be a reasonable type of argument to shift a burden of proof in a critical discussion, while in other cases they are used incorrectly.  Walton identifies and analyzes four types of slippery slope argument.  Walton presents guidelines that show how each type of slippery slope argument can be used correctly or incorrectly, using over fifty case studies of argumentation on controversial issues.  These include abortion, medical research on human embryos, euthanasia, the decriminalization of marijuana, pornography, and censorship, and banning of American flag burning.

Walton, Douglas N.

Fallacies

The Classical Account of logical fallacies.

The classical account of logical fallacies. A trenchant critique of fallacy theory that develops concepts of argument and dialectic to improve it.

Hamblin, C. L.

<p>Book by Johnson, Ralph H., Blair, J. Anthony, Hoaglund, John</p>

The Rise of Informal Logic: Essays on Argumentation, Critical Thinking, Reasoning & Culture (Studies in Critical Thinking & Informal Logic : Vol 2)

Johnson, Ralph H.

Blair, J. Anthony

The Philosophy of Argument (Studies in Critical Thinking & Informal Logic, Vol. 3)

Govier, Trudy

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