informal logic 
newsletter newsletter newsletter newsletter 

vol. i, no. 3 eds., J. Anthony Blair & Ralph H. Johnson May, 1979 

University of Windsor 

FROM THE EDITORS 
'JUL 9 1979 

As promised in the last issue, this number 
devoted primarily to items directly re-

to informal logic courses. 

First, there are descriptions of ten 
s, parts or all of which fall under the 

"informal logic". These, or material 
, were provided by Subscribers and 

contributors. 

Second, we have furnished an annotated 
list of seventeen recent textbooks in infor-
Ml logic. These are texts that are either 

devoted to informal logic or which 
or portions devoted to the subject. 

number bears witness to the growth of 
informal logic in the last few years. 

We hope that in making this material 
available, the ILN is providing a service to 

who are planning or revising such 
courses. We would also be delighted if this 
~terial encourages readers who haven't done 

to try such a course, or to incorporate a 
~it on informal logic within an existing 
course. Let us know what you think of this 
~terial. 

* * * 
It remains our intention to publish a sup-

plementary issue in June or July containing 
a stockpile of examples of "everyday" argu-
~nts which could be used in the teaching of 
informal logic courses. This issue could 
stock you up for next year's courses, and re-
~ve or reduce that nagging need to hunt 
through papers, magazines, other peoples' 
textbooks for examples for teaching, quizzes, 
homework assignments, exams. All will bene-
fit if each contributes. PLEASE send us as 
~y examples--long, short, good arguments, 
bad arguments, non-arguments--as you can. 
The more recent the better. It will also be 
helpful (but not necessary) to provide the 
date, source and some background information. 
Do it soon, too, if you can, but contribu-
tions that arrive after the next issue's 
deadline can still be used in later issues. 

Library 

* * * 

In the fall we will be introducing a new 
feature to the ILN, whose orientation will 
be more theoretical and less pedagogical. 
We will begin publishing short articles on 
topics falling within the domain of informal 
logic (about 10 typewritten pages). This 
will not mark a move away from practical and 
pedagogical concerns by the Newsletter, but 
rather an expansion of our scope. We hope 
that readers whose interests may lean more 
to the theoretical will remain with us. 

Of course there remains the standing offer 
to subscribers and other readers to send a-
long material of any sort which you believe 
will be of interest to other readers. There 
has been a surprisingly large number of un-
solicited contributions and other communica-
tions received to date. The ILN's continua-
tion is premissed on a steady supply of 
readers' contributions. 

* * * 
You will notice a new format for this 

issue. The change was made for economy's 
sake: by reducing the size of the print and 
introducing double columns, we are able to 
provide much more material in roughly the 
same number of pages as last issue. We are 
particularly anxious to find out from you, 
our readers, whether this change in format 
is satisfactory. 

* * * 
We would like to acknowledge the assis-

tance of our colleague, Professor Peter F. 
Wilkinson, in the preparation of this issue. 
Professor Wilkinson has volunteered his ser-
vices to the Newsletter on a continuing basis. 
He will be handling routine correspondence, 
subscriptions and bookkeeping duties. We are 
grateful for his help, as it will free us to 
devote more time to the editorial aspects of 
the Newsletter.