A timely and accessible guide to 100 of the most infamous logical
fallacies in Western philosophy, helping readers avoid and detect
false assumptions and faulty reasoning You'll love this book or
you'll hate it. So, you're either with us or against us. And if
you're against us then you hate books. No true intellectual would
hate this book. Ever decide to avoid a restaurant because of one
bad meal? Choose a product because a celebrity endorsed it? Or
ignore what a politician says because she's not a member of your
party? For as long as people have been discussing, conversing,
persuading, advocating, proselytizing, pontificating, or otherwise
stating their case, their arguments have been vulnerable to false
assumptions and faulty reasoning. Drawing upon a long history of
logical falsehoods and philosophical flubs, Bad Arguments
demonstrates how misguided arguments come to be, and what we can do
to detect them in the rhetoric of others and avoid using them
ourselves. Fallacies--or conclusions that don't follow from their
premise--are at the root of most bad arguments, but it can be easy
to stumble into a fallacy without realizing it. In this clear and
concise guide to good arguments gone bad, Robert Arp, Steven
Barbone, and Michael Bruce take readers through 100 of the most
infamous fallacies in Western philosophy, identifying the most
common missteps, pitfalls, and dead-ends of arguments gone awry.
Whether an instance of sunk costs, is ought, affirming the
consequent, moving the goal post, begging the question, or the
ever-popular slippery slope, each fallacy engages with examples
drawn from contemporary politics, economics, media, and popular
culture. Further diagrams and tables supplement entries and
contextualize common errors in logical reasoning. At a time in our
world when it is crucial to be able to identify and challenge
rhetorical half-truths, this bookhelps readers to better understand
flawed argumentation and develop logical literacy. Unrivaled in its
breadth of coverage and a worthy companion to its sister volume
Just the Arguments (2011), Bad Arguments is an essential tool for
undergraduate students and general readers looking to hone their
critical thinking and rhetorical skills.
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