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Fallacies in Medicine and Health

- Critical Thinking, Argumentation and Communication
Af: Louise Cummings Engelsk Paperback

Fallacies in Medicine and Health

- Critical Thinking, Argumentation and Communication
Af: Louise Cummings Engelsk Paperback
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This textbook examines the ways in which arguments may be used and abused in medicine and health. The central claim is that a group of arguments known as the informal fallacies - including slippery slope arguments, fear appeal, and the argument from ignorance - undertake considerable work in medical and health contexts, and that they can in fact be rationally warranted ways of understanding complex topics, contrary to the views of many earlier philosophers and logicians. Modern medicine and healthcare require lay people to engage with increasingly complex decisions in areas such as immunization, lifestyle and dietary choices, and health screening. Many of the so-called fallacies of reasoning can also be viewed as cognitive heuristics or short-cuts which help individuals make decisions in these contexts. Using features such as learning objectives, case studies and end-of-unit questions, this textbook examines topical issues and debates in all areas of medicine and health, including antibiotic use and resistance, genetic engineering, euthanasia, addiction to prescription opioids, and the legalization of cannabis. It will be useful to students of critical thinking, reasoning, logic, argumentation, rhetoric, communication, health humanities, philosophy and linguistics.

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This textbook examines the ways in which arguments may be used and abused in medicine and health. The central claim is that a group of arguments known as the informal fallacies - including slippery slope arguments, fear appeal, and the argument from ignorance - undertake considerable work in medical and health contexts, and that they can in fact be rationally warranted ways of understanding complex topics, contrary to the views of many earlier philosophers and logicians. Modern medicine and healthcare require lay people to engage with increasingly complex decisions in areas such as immunization, lifestyle and dietary choices, and health screening. Many of the so-called fallacies of reasoning can also be viewed as cognitive heuristics or short-cuts which help individuals make decisions in these contexts. Using features such as learning objectives, case studies and end-of-unit questions, this textbook examines topical issues and debates in all areas of medicine and health, including antibiotic use and resistance, genetic engineering, euthanasia, addiction to prescription opioids, and the legalization of cannabis. It will be useful to students of critical thinking, reasoning, logic, argumentation, rhetoric, communication, health humanities, philosophy and linguistics.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 289
ISBN-13: 9783030285128
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 303028512X
Kategori: Sociolingvistik
Udg. Dato: 1 mar 2020
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 235mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato: 1 mar 2020
Forfatter(e): Louise Cummings
Forfatter(e) Louise Cummings

Kategori Sociolingvistik

ISBN-13 9783030285128

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 289

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 235mm

Højde 155mm

Udg. Dato 1 mar 2020

Oplagsdato 1 mar 2020

Forlag Springer Nature Switzerland AG