(Ebook) Essentials of logic by Irving M. Copi; Carl Cohen ISBN 9781315389004, 9781315389028, 1315389002, 1315389029

(Ebook) Essentials of logic by Irving M. Copi; Carl Cohen ISBN 9781315389004, 9781315389028, 1315389002, 1315389029

Chapter/section reduction and coverage. The number of chapters has been reduced from 14 to 9, and the number of sections within chapters has been reduced from 85 to 62. Most topics from Introduction to Logic were retained and many were merged in this text.

Exercise sets. The exercise sets include over 800 exercises, including new, simpler exercises for this concise version, coupled with a generous selection of exercises from the Introduction to Logic. Together, the exercises offer students an extensive array of problems with levels of difficulty that move from simpler to more complex in order to help students learn how to apply what they've learned at first more easily, so that they have the confidence to tackle more demanding problems as they progress through the exercise sets.

Increased use of charts, tables, and illustrated examples. In addition to new exercises, there are new charts, tables, and illustrated examples included in this concise edition. Former president Richard M. Nixon's appeal to authority during a news conference during Watergate is highlighted in Chapter 2's treatment of fallacies. A celebrity actor's likeness is used to explain the act of equivocation. A famous civil defense film's narration demonstrates propagandistic appeals better than any hypothetical illustration ever could! And a special flowchart, developed by Professor Dan Plage of James Madison University, helps walk students through the application of the six rules of validity for categorical syllogisms. These and other pedagogic aids help increase student comprehension, and enjoyment, of this challenging subject of logic.