Table of Contents

Preface 1.Introduction 2.Argument and Evidence 3.Context, Convention and Communication 4.An Informal Analysis of Arguments 5.Patterns of Reasoning 6.Establising Validity 7.Critical Analysis in Practice 7.Assumptions 8.Evidence as Ground Belief 10.What Counts as Evidence? 11.Pesenting and Summarizing Evidence 12.Furthering Knowledge 13.Probability and Uncertainty 14.Probability Theory Applied 15.Estimation and Reliability 16.Testing Hypotheses Appendices Glossary References

About the Author

Peter J. Phelan, Peter J. Reynolds