{"product_id":"the-art-of-logical-thinking-william-walker-atkinson-9781789876000","title":"The Art of Logical Thinking: Inductive, Deductive and Hypothetical Reasoning and the Use of Syllogisms and Fallacies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Walker Atkinson, an attorney by trade, explains different kinds of logic and reasoning - deductive, inductive and hypothetical.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author begins by describing how the mind forms ideas and concepts, and then subjects these to the mental processes of higher reasoning. The memory stores a repository of terms, which are different from concepts in that they apply exclusively to the name of things. Through reasoning the mind can arrive at a judgment of a given thing or idea, and through simple distinction can reject what is false - for instance, the notion that a horse is a cow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving on from these simple examples, Atkinson describes how complex judgments and analyses are formed by the mind. Piecing together an accurate chain of events forms a kind of inductive reasoning - for example, if several people enters a store empty-handed, and later emerge with bags of fruit and vegetables, is it sensible to infer that it is a grocery store. Deriving conclusions from facts and events is forming a hypothesis; with the use of information, assertions can be made to arrive at a sensible conclusion - without personally entering said store, based on known facts it is credible to hypothesize that it sells groceries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Walker Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789876001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789876000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantianos Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"William Walker Atkinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149277065471,"sku":"9781789876000","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e50564c-30db-4f27-b8da-7e462d1b0420.jpg?v=1688455796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-logical-thinking-william-walker-atkinson-9781789876000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}