Thinking from A to Z

by NigelWarburton (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.24

  How can you beat lawyers, floor politicians and get your own way? By knowing how to use argument. All you need to know about the tricks of the rhetorical trade is listed and explained in Thinking for A-Z . This book shows you how to spot humptydumptying, wishful thinking, zig-zagging, rash generalizations, reductio ad absurdum, a gambler's fallacy or if someone is getting personal. Arranged in alphabetical order, this book makes an ideal reference tool, as well as an irrestible guide to dip into. Thinking from A-Z is written for anyone wanting to sharpen their thinking skills.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.24

  This text aims to give the reader the power to tell a good from a bad argument. Using witty and topical examples, Nigel Warburton provides the reader with the confidence to tell the difference between a Red Herring and a Straw Man. The second edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. Entries include: catch-22 contraries; counterexample; domino effect; exception that proves the rule; Ockham's Razor paradox; Socratic fallacy that's a value judgement ; and truth by adage.

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $25.11

  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 *'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.