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Nigel Warburton
ISBN: 9780415433716
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
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Helps those who want to argue well and think critically. Using topical examples, this book includes such entries as: Principle of Charity; Lawyer's Answer; Least Worst Option; Poisoning the Well; Sentimentality; Sunk Cost Fallacy; Weasel Words; and, 'You would say that wouldn't you'.
What is 'humpty-dumptying'? Do 'arguments from analogy' ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using 'weasel words'? 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 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; and, '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.
| ISBN | 0415433711 | | Pages | 176 | | ISBN13 | 9780415433716
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 136 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780415222815 | | Publication date | 27 Jun 2007 | | Height (mm) | 172 | | Library of Congress | B | | Width (mm) | 119 | | DEWEY | 153.42 | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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