Boylan, Michael, 1952-

Critical inquiry : the process of argument / Michael Boylan. - Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Rev. ed. of: The process of argument. 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Reading the text -- Confronting the text -- Critical reading : worldviews, fallacies, and the common body of knowledge -- Confronting media -- Pt. 2. Reconstructing the text -- Outlining deductive logical argument -- Outlining inductive argument -- Confronting media in reconstruction -- Pt. 3. Responding to the text -- Finding out what you believe -- The con essay -- The pro essay.

ISBN: 9780813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2009015178

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Rhetoric.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Critical thinking.
Language and logic.
Reasoning.

LC Class. No.: PE1431 / .B67 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 808/.042