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Author_Nigel Warburton
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Etymological Fallacy
Family Resemblance Term
Formal Fallacy
Horror Movie
Induction Working
Informal Fallacy
Intra-uterine Device
Knockout Punch
Lexical Ambiguity
London's National Gallery
Manx Cats
Persuader Words
Poisonous Element
Ram Disk
Rash Generalisation
Reductio Ad Absurdum
Sicilian Mafia
Slime Mould
Slippery Slope Argument
Sorites Paradox
Stipulative Definition
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Transferable Thinking Skills
True Conditional Statement
Product details
- ISBN 9781138436688
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jul 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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What ishumpty-dumptying ? Doarguments from analogy ever stand up? How do I know when someone is usingweasel words ? What‘s the difference between ared 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 edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. New entries include:
Principle of Charity
Lawyer‘s Answer
Least Worst Option
Poisoning the Well
Sentimentality
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Weasel Words
You would say that wouldn‘t you.
Thinking from A to Z may not help you win every argument, but it will definitely give you the power to tell a good one from a bad one.
Nigel Warburton is freelance philosopher. He is author of several books for Routledge including Philosophy: The Classics, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Thinking from A–Z, and The Basics of Essay Writing.
