Readings for Logical Analysis

* 45 selections allow students to practice their logic skills on real-world arguments

* Fresh Choices. This edition includes eleven new essays on topics such as the O.J. Simpson verdict, government funding for the National Endowment of the Arts, scientific method and the cure for "childbed fever," the constitutionality of capital punishment, and evolutionary theory.

* Tighter rubrics. At the request of previous adopters, the editors have sharpened the volume's thematic focus by including more pieces that explicitly debate a common issue.