Thinking from A to ZWhat is 'Humpty-Dumptying'? Do 'arguments from analogy' ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using 'Weasel words?' What is a 'Politician's answer?' What's the difference between a 'Red Herring' and a 'Straw Man?' This superb book, now in its third edition, will help anyone who wants to argue well and think critically. Using witty and topical examples, this fully-updated new edition has many new entries including:
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affirming the antecedent affirming the consequent ambiguity analogy anecdotal evidence arguing argument see validity assertion assumption bad company fallacy bad reasons fallacy begging the question believe black-and-white thinking cats cause companions in guilt complex questions conditional statement confusion context correlation counterexample denying the antecedent disanalogies discussion enthymeme etymological fallacy example fact false dichotomy family resemblance term follow form of argument form of rhetoric formal fallacy genetic fallacy getting personal guilt move guilty hoc clauses hominem move humptydumptying hypothesis implicit induction informal fallacy instance involves irrelevant jargon large number meaning morally wrong newspeak non sequitur Ockham's Razor particular Pelé persuader words philosopher politician politician's answer possible premises are true pseudo-profundity rash generalisation refutation relevant reliable round fitness scientist sequitur simply slime mould slippery slope argument someone sometimes spurious stipulative definition sufficient conditions true conclusion true premises truth by authority undermine usually vague valid argument value judgement video nasties viruses wishful thinking