Informal Logical Fallacies : A Brief Guide Paperback / softback
by Jacob E. Van Vleet
Paperback / softback
Description
Critical thinking is now needed more than ever. This accessible and engaging book provides the necessary tools to question and challenge the discourse that surrounds us -- whether in the media, the classroom, or everyday conversation.
Additionally, it offers readers a deeper understanding of the foundations of analytical thought. Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument.
With helpful definitions, relevant examples, and thought-provoking exercises, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric.
This is an essential guide to philosophical reflection and clear thinking.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:82 pages
- Publisher:University Press of America
- Publication Date:17/12/2010
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- ISBN:9780761854333
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Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:82 pages
- Publisher:University Press of America
- Publication Date:17/12/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780761854333