Madsen Pirie, "How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic"

2007 | ISBN: 0826498949 | 182 pages | PDF | 2,3 MB

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 argument. 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.