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Publisher's warning: In the wrong hands this book is dangerous. We recommend that you arm yourself with it whilst keeping it out of the hands of others. Only buy this book as a gift if you are sure that you can trust the recipient. In this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie provides a complete guide to using - and indeed abusing - logic in order to win arguments. He identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in arguments. We all like to think of ourselves as clear-headed and logical - but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people arguments. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical - and get away with it! This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it. The book includes entries on: Affirming the consequent Blinding with science Conclusion which denies premises Emotional appeals The Exception that proves the rule Half-concealed qualification Poisoning the well Positive conclusion from negative premise Shifting the burden of proof Trivial questions Wishful thinking.

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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-100826498949

ISBN-139780826498946

eBay Product ID (ePID)60087253

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Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHow to Win Every Argument : the Use and Abuse of Logic

Publication Year2007

SubjectGeneral, Logic

TypeTextbook

AuthorMadsen Pirie

Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"A great book that is challenging, fun and argumentative and one that really makes you think about how best to formulate a logical argument...or better yet, an illogical argument." Publishing News, June 2007, 'Armed with this book, we can go fearlessly into verbal combat...knowing how to muster our arguments and showing the fallacies in theirs...make a space for this on your shelves too. You never know when you may need it.' ~ DMJ, The Ark, Spring 2007, 'A sharp and funny account of how to out-talk other people....by fair means a foul.' Chris Powling, Classic FM Book Reviews, Dec 2007, "This book is, unfortunately, out of print and used copies are difficult to find, but it is the only single volume that covers logical fallacies in general, formal as well as informal" (www.fallacyfiles.org/logifall.html).

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal165

SynopsisPublisher's warning: In the wrong hands this book is dangerous. We recommend that you arm yourself with it whilst keeping it out of the hands of others. Only buy this book as a gift if you are sure that you can trust the recipient. In this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie provides a complete guide to using â€�and indeed abusing â€�logic in order to win arguments. He identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in arguments. We all like to think of ourselves as clear-headed and logical â€�but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people arguments. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical â€�and get away with it! This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it. The book includes entries on: Affirming the consequent Blinding with science Conclusion which denies premises Emotional appeals The Exception that proves the rule Half-concealed qualification Poisoning the well Positive conclusion from negative premise Shifting the burden of proof Trivial questions Wishful thinking >, Publisher's warning: In the wrong hands this book is dangerous. We recommend that you arm yourself with it whilst keeping it out of the hands of others. Only buy this book as a gift if you are sure that you can trust the recipient. In this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie provides a complete guide to using--and indeed abusing--logic in order to win arguments. He identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in arguments. We all like to think of ourselves as clear-headed and logical--but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people arguments. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical--and get away with it This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it.The book includes entries on: Affirming the consequent Blinding with science Conclusion which denies premises Emotional appeals The Exception that proves the rule Half-concealed qualification Poisoning the well Positive conclusion from negative premise Shifting the burden of proof Trivial questions Wishful thinking", Publisher's warning: In the wrong hands this book is dangerous. We recommend that you arm yourself with it whilst keeping it out of the hands of others. Only buy this book as a gift if you are sure that you can trust the recipient. In this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie provides a complete guide to using--and indeed abusing--logic in order to win arguments. He identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in arguments. We all like to think of ourselves as clear-headed and logical--but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people arguments. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical--and get away with it! This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it. The book includes entries on: ? Affirming the consequent ? Blinding with science ? Conclusion which denies premises ? Emotional appeals ? The Exception that proves the rule ? Half-concealed qualification ? Poisoning the well ? Positive conclusion from negative premise ? Shifting the burden of proof ? Trivial questions ? Wishful thinking, Deals with one fallacy, explaining what the fallacy is, giving and analysing an example, outlining when/where/why the particular fallacy tends to occur and finally showing how you can perpetrate the fallacy on other people in order to win an argument.

LC Classification NumberBC175

How to Win Every Argument : The Use and Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie (2007, Uk-Trade Paper)