Nonsense : a handbook of logical fallacies

Nonsense is the best compilation and study of verbal logical fallacies available anywhere. It is a handbook of the myriad ways we go about being illogical--how we deceive others and ourselves, how we think and argue in ways that are disorderly, disorganized, or irrelevant. Nonsense is also a short course in nonmathematical logical thinking, especially important for students of philosophy and economics. A book of remarkable scholarship, Nonsense is unexpectedly relaxed, informal, and accessible. Nonsense is the best compilation and study of verbal logical fallacies available anywhere. It is a handbook of the myriad ways we go about being illogical—how we deceive others and ourselves, how we think and argue in ways that are disorderly, disorganized, or irrelevant. Nonsense is also a short course in nonmathematical logical thinking, especially important for students of philosophy and economics. A book of remarkable scholarship, Nonsense is unexpectedly relaxed, informal, and accessible Everyday nonsense Emotional language Emotional language: propaganda Emotional language: suggestion Logical fallacies Irrelevance Diversion Ambiguity and incorrect inference Confusion and incorrect inference Confusion of cause and effect Oversimplification Erroneous comparison and contrast Evasion More on arguments More on semantics More on the syllogism Final note. It's frustrating to know in your heart that what you've just heard is nonsense but not to be able to pinpoint why it is nonsense.