The logic, rhetoric, and science Fitch, Walter M. 1929-2011 creator text Electronic books. cau California University of California Press 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (194 pages) Walter M. Fitch, a pioneer in the study of molecular evolution, has written this cogent overview of why creationism fails with respect to all the fundamentals of scientific inquiry. He explains the basics of logic and rhetoric at the heart of scientific thinking, shows what a logical syllogism is, and tells how one can detect that an argument is logically fallacious, and therefore invalid, or even duplicitous. Fitch takes his readers through the arguments used by creationists to question the science of evolution. He clearly delineates the fallacies in logic that characterize creationist thinki. Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. Logic, Logical Fallacies, and Rhetoric; Chapter 2. The Basics; Chapter 3. Some Simple Math and Statistics; Chapter 4. "Young- Earth" Creationism; Epilogue: The Literal Meaning of Genesis; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Annotated Reference List; Index. Walter M. Fitch. Creationism Religion and science Logic Evolution (Biology) Faith and reason Creationism Evolution (Biology) Faith and reason Logic Religion and science RELIGION / Christian Theology / General BS651 231.7652 Fitch, Walter M. CA : University of California Press, ©2012 9780520951662 (electronic bk.) 0520951662 (electronic bk.) 1283373556 9781283373555 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=827646 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=419921 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=337355 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=337355&ref=toc http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=827646 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=419921 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=337355 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=337355&ref=toc EBLCP 111226 20200709055450.0 ocn769343147 eng