BLACK, MAX. Critical Thinking. An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method. New York, Prentice-Hall, 1952. 8vo. Orig. full cloth. In fine condition. XVII,(2),459 pp. ¶ Second edition. Each chapter - having titles such as 'Introduction: The Aims of Logic', 'The Syllogism' and 'Inquiry at the Common-sense Level' - ends up with puzzles and problems to illustrate varius aspects of the reasoning process. An example: "An investigator interviewing a number of people for the Gallup Poll reported that he had spoken to 100 persons, of whom 70 were white, 10 were women and five were colored men. Why did he loose his job?"
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