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How to win every argument : the use and abuse of logic / by Pirie, Madsen,1940-(CARDINAL)522492;
Abusive analogy -- Accent -- Accident -- Affirming the consequent -- Amphiboly -- Analogical fallcy -- Antiquitam, argumentum ad -- Apriorism -- Baculum, argumentum ad -- Bifurcation -- Blinding with science -- The bogus dilemma -- Circulus in probando -- The complex question (plurium interrogationum) -- Composition -- Concealed quantification -- Conclusion which denies premises -- Contradictory premises -- Crumenam, argumentum ad -- Cum hoc ergo propter hoc -- Damning the alternatives -- Definitional retreat -- Denying the antecedent -- Dicto simpliciter -- Division -- Emotional appeals -- Equivocation -- Every schoolboy knows -- The exception that proves the rule -- Exclusive premises -- The existential fallacy -- Ex-post-facto statistics -- Extensional pruning -- False conversion -- False precision -- The gambler's fallacy -- The genetic fallacy -- Half-concealed qualification -- Hedging -- Hominem (abusive), argumentum ad -- Hominem (circumstantial), argumentum ad -- Ignorantiam, argumentum ad -- Ignorantio elenchi -- Illicit process -- Irrelevant humour -- Lapidem, argumentum ad -- Lazarum, argumentum ad -- Loaded words -- Misericordiam, argumentum ad -- Nauseam, argumentum ad -- Non-anticipation -- Novitam, argumentum ad -- Numeram, argumentum ad -- One-sided assessment -- Petitio principii -- Poisoning the well -- Populum, argumentum ad -- Positive conclusion from negative premise -- Post hoc ergo propter hoc -- Quaternio terminorum -- The red herring -- Refuting the example -- Reification -- The runaway train -- Secundum quid -- Shifting ground -- Shifting the burden of proof -- The slippery slope -- Special pleading -- The straw man -- Temperantiam, argumentum ad -- Thatcher's blame -- Trivial objections -- Tu quoque -- Unaccepted enthymemes -- The undistributed middle -- Unobtainable perfection -- Verecundiam, argumentum ad -- Wishful thinking -- Classification of fallacies.This is the work your friends will wish you had never read, a witty guide to arguing successfully. Each entry deals with a fallacy, explaining what it is, analysing an example and showing how you can penetrate it to win an argument.
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic);
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How to win every argument : the use and abuse of logic / by Pirie, Madsen,1940-author.(CARDINAL)522492;
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic);
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An illustrated book of bad arguments / by Almossawi, Ali,author.(CARDINAL)344222;
Subjects: Reasoning.; Fallacies (Logic); Logic.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Mastering logical fallacies : the definitive guide to flawless rhetoric and bulletproof logic / by Withey, Michael.(CARDINAL)631406;
Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone’s abuse of logic―and that with the right skills you could have won the argument. The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering Logical Fallacies is the clearest, boldest, and most systematic guide to dominating the rules and tactics of successful arguments. This book offers methodical breakdowns of the logical fallacies behind exceedingly common, yet detrimental, argumentative mistakes, and explores them through real life examples of logic-gone-wrong. Designed for those who are ready to gain the upper hand over their opponents, this master class teaches the necessary skills to identify your opponents’ misuse of logic and construct effective, arguments that win. With the empowering strategies offered in Mastering Logical Fallacies you’ll be able to reveal the slight-of-hand flaws in your challengers’ rhetoric, and seize control of the argument with bulletproof logic.
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic); Logic.;
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When bad thinking happens to good people : how philosophy can save us from ourselves / by Nadler, Steven M.,1958-author.(CARDINAL)345558; Shapiro, Lawrence A.,author.(CARDINAL)462188;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index."In this book the philosophers Steve Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro will explain why bad thinking happens to good people. Why is it, they ask, that so large a segment of public can go so wrong in both how they come to form the opinions they do and how they fail to appreciate the moral consequences of acting on them."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic); Thought and thinking.;
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The art of deception : an introduction to critical thinking / by Capaldi, Nicholas.(CARDINAL)128004; Smit, Miles.(CARDINAL)484140;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index.Identifying arguments -- Formal analysis of arguments -- Presenting your case -- Attacking an argument -- Defending your case -- Cause-and-effect reasoning.This classic work on critical thinking--now fully updated and revised--uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. Relying on real-world examples, the authors show how to win an argument, defend a case, recognize a fallacy, see through deception, and more
Subjects: Critical thinking.; Fallacies (Logic); Logic.;
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A field guide to lies : critical thinking in the information age / by Levitin, Daniel J.,author.(CARDINAL)667827;
Subjects: Critical thinking.; Fallacies (Logic); Reasoning.;
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A field guide to lies [sound recording] : critical thinking in the information age / by Levitin, Daniel J.; Piraro, Dan,narrator.;
Read by Dan Piraro.Outlines recommendations for critical thinking practices that meet the challenges of the digital age's misinformation, demonstrating the role of science in information literacy while explaining the importance of skeptical reasoning in making decisions based on online information.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Critical thinking.; Fallacies (Logic); Reasoning.;
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Weaponized lies : how to think critically in the post-truth era / by Levitin, Daniel J.,author.(CARDINAL)667827;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) and index.Previously Published as A Field Guide to Lies. We're surrounded by fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track. Here are the fundamental lessons in critical thinking that we need to know and share now. Investigating numerical misinformation, Daniel Levitin shows how mishandled statistics and graphs can give a grossly distorted perspective and lead us to terrible decisions. Wordy arguments on the other hand can easily be persuasive as they drift away from the facts in an appealing yet misguided way. The steps we can take to better evaluate news, advertisements, and reports are clearly detailed. Ultimately, Levitin turns to what underlies our ability to determine if something is true or false: the scientific method. He grapples with the limits of what we can and cannot know. Case studies are offered to demonstrate the applications of logical thinking to quite varied settings, spanning courtroom testimony, medical decision making, magic, modern physics, and conspiracy theories.This urgently needed book enables us to avoid the extremes of passive gullibility and cynical rejection. As Levitin attests: Truth matters. A post-truth era is an era of willful irrationality, reversing all the great advances humankind has made. Euphemisms like "fringe theories," "extreme views," "alt truth," and even "fake news" can literally be dangerous. Let's call lies what they are and catch those making them in the act.
Subjects: Critical thinking.; Fallacies (Logic); Reasoning.;
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Future babble : why expert predictions are next to worthless, and you can do better / by Gardner, Dan,1968-(CARDINAL)490093;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-294) and index.The unpredictable world -- In the minds of experts -- The experts agree : expect much more of the same -- Unsettled by uncertainty -- Everyone loves a hedgehog -- When prophets fail -- The end is nigh.
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic); Perception.; Thought and thinking.; Uncertainty.;
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