Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking,

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2006

Introduction to logic and critical thinking, 5th ed.

Salmon, Merrilee H.

Wadsworth Publishing Co.

2007

492 pages

$71.95

Paperback

BC71

Salmon (U. of Pittsburgh) presents the fifth edition of her introductory textbook for students with no prior training in logic. She teaches inductive reasoning before deductive, an approach she's found effective in her many years of teaching introductory logic; and she urges other teachers to give it a try. Examples from many fields illustrate the material, which is presented in a straightforward way with a minimum of technical vocabulary. Answers to even-numbered exercises are included.

([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)