Howard Kahane was een hoogleraar filosofie die bekend stond om zijn popularisering van een niet-traditionele, niet-wiskundige benadering van logica, nu bekend als informele logica. Zijn werk richt zich op de toepassing van rede in het dagelijks leven, waardoor complexe logische concepten toegankelijk worden voor een breed publiek. Hij gaat in op de analyse van argumentatie en retoriek met als doel de kritische denkvaardigheden van lezers te verbeteren. Kahane's benadering benadrukt de praktische toepassing van logische principes buiten de academische wereld.
LOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC: THE USE OF REASON IN EVERYDAY LIFE, 13th Edition, introduces you to sound reasoning using current, relevant, and stimulating examples in a witty and invigorating writing style. Combining examples from television, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and our nation's political dialogue, this classic text brings the concepts to life and puts critical-thinking skills into a context that you will retain and use throughout your life.
The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
s/t: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life This classic text, first published in 1971, has introduced tens of thousands of students to sound reasoning using a wealth of current, relevant, and stimulating examples all put together and explained in Howard Kahane's uniquely witty and invigorating writing style. Long the choice of instructors who want to "keep students interested", LOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC combines examples from TV, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and, in typical Kahanian fashion, our nation¹s political dialogue. The text not only brings the concepts alive for students, but puts critical thinking skills into a context that students will retain and use throughout their lives. This is a book you can actually count on students to read.