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It's an excellent book of fallacies. The layout is professional in appearance. The writing is concise and to the point. The author comes across as erudite and somewhat witty. I would suggest to the reader to begin at the back of the book however. In the back the fallacies are divided in to five major categories. If one reads the book in order based on these classifications it is not hard to master the material (the problem with this approach is that the reader has to flip back and forth in the book, like a choose your own adventure book, but I think it is worth the effort). If one tried to read the book simply in the order it's laid out in; that is, alphabetical, I think they would have a hard time of it. If another edition comes out I would hope the publisher would change the format so the fallacies are arranged by classification. Will you win every argument if you read this book? Ah, maybe. You will be able definitely recognize fallacies when they occur though, and that may help you win arguments, or at least point out how your opponents logic is flawed. In summary, I think it's an interesting well written book, the only major flaw being the alphabetical layout. Cover ......Page 1 Copyright page......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 13 Abusive analogy......Page 15 Accent......Page 17 Accident......Page 19 Affirming the consequent......Page 21 Amphiboly......Page 23 Analogical fallcy......Page 25 Antiquitam, argumentum ad......Page 28 Apriorism......Page 29 Baculum, argumentum ad......Page 31 Bifurcation......Page 33 Blinding with science......Page 36 The bogus dilemma......Page 38 Circulus in probando......Page 41 The complex question (plurium interrogationum)......Page 43 Composition......Page 45 Concealed quantification......Page 47 Conclusion which denies premises......Page 49 Contradictory premises......Page 52 Crumenam, argumentum ad......Page 53 Cum hoc ergo propter hoc......Page 55 Damning the alternatives......Page 58 Definitional retreat......Page 60 Denying the antecedent......Page 63 Dicto simpliciter......Page 65 Division......Page 67 Emotional appeals......Page 69 Equivocation......Page 72 Every schoolboy knows......Page 74 The exception that proves the rule......Page 77 Exclusive premises......Page 79 The existential fallacy......Page 81 Ex-post-facto statistics......Page 83 Extensional pruning......Page 86 False conversion......Page 88 False precision......Page 90 The gambler's fallacy......Page 93 The genetic fallacy......Page 96 Half-concealed qualification......Page 97 Hedging......Page 100 Hominem (abusive), argumentum ad......Page 102 Hominem (circumstantial), argumentum ad......Page 104 Ignorantiam, argumentum ad......Page 106 Ignorantio elenchi......Page 108 Illicit process......Page 111 Irrelevant humour......Page 113 Lapidem, argumentum ad......Page 115 Lazarum, argumentum ad......Page 118 Loaded words......Page 120 Misericordiam, argumentum ad......Page 123 Nauseam, argumentum ad......Page 125 Non-anticipation......Page 128 Novitam, argumentum ad......Page 130 Numeram, argumentum ad......Page 132 One-sided assessment......Page 135 Petitio principii......Page 137 Poisoning the well......Page 140 Populum, argumentum ad......Page 142 Positive conclusion from negative premise......Page 144 Post hoc ergo propter hoc......Page 145 Quaternio terminorum......Page 147 The red herring......Page 150 Refuting the example......Page 152 Reification......Page 154 The runaway train......Page 156 Secundum quid......Page 159 Shifting ground......Page 161 Shifting the burden of proof......Page 163 The slippery slope......Page 165 Special pleading......Page 167 The straw man......Page 169 Temperantiam, argumentum ad......Page 171 Thatcher's blame......Page 174 Trivial objections......Page 176 Tu quoque......Page 178 Unaccepted enthymemes......Page 180 The undistributed middle......Page 182 Unobtainable perfection......Page 185 Verecundiam, argumentum ad......Page 187 Wishful thinking......Page 190 Classification of fallacies......Page 193 The informal fallacies of relevance (omission)......Page 194 The informal fallacies of relevance (intrusion)......Page 195 The informal fallacies of relevance (presumption)......Page 196 In This Book Madsen Pirie Provides A Complete Guide To Using - And Indeed Abusing - Logic In Order To Win Arguments. He Identifies With 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 Simultaneously To Strengthen Your Own Thinking And Identify The Weaknesses In Other People's Arguments. And, More Mischievously, Pirie Also Shows How To Be Deliberately Illogical - And Get Away With It. This Book Will Make You Maddeningly Smart: Your Family, Friends And Opponents Will All Wish That You Had Never Read It.--jacket. Introduction -- Abusive Analogy -- Accent -- Accident -- Affirming The Consequent -- Amphiboly -- Analogical Fallacy -- Antiquitam, Argumentum Ad -- Apriorism -- Baculum, Argumentum Ad -- Bifurcation -- Blinding With Science -- The Bogus Dilemma -- Circulus In Probando -- The Complex Question (plurium Interrogationum) -- Composition -- Concealed Quantification -- Conclusion Which Denies Premises -- Contradictory Premises -- Crumenam, Argumentum Ad -- Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc -- Damning The Alternatives -- Definitional Retreat -- Denying The Antecedent -- Dicto Simpliciter -- Division -- Emotional Appeals -- Equivocation -- Every Schoolboy Knows -- The Exception That Proves The Rule -- Exclusive Premises -- The Existential Fallacy -- Ex Post Facto Statistics -- Extensional Pruning -- False Conversion -- False Precision -- The Gambler's Fallacy -- The Genetic Fallacy -- Half Concealed Qualification -- Hedging -- Hominem (abusive), Argumentum Ad -- Hominem (circumstantial), Argumentum Ad -- Ignorantiam, Argumentum Ad -- Ignorantio Elenchi -- Illicit Process -- Irrelevant Humor -- Lapidem, Argumentum Ad -- Lazarum, Argumentum Ad -- Loaded Words -- Misericordiam, Argumentum Ad -- Nauseam, Argumentum Ad -- Non-anticipation -- Novitam, Argumentum Ad -- Numeram, Argumentum Ad -- One-sided Assessment -- Petitio Principii -- Poisoning The Well -- Populum, Argumentum Ad -- Positive Conclusion From Negative Premise -- Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc -- Quaternio Terminorum -- The Red Herring -- Refuting The Example -- Reification -- The Runaway Train -- Secundum Quid -- Shifting Ground -- Shifting The Burden Of Proof -- The Slippery Slope -- Special Pleading -- The Straw Man -- Temperantiam, Argumentum Ad -- Thatcher's Blame -- Trivial Objections -- Tu Quoque -- Unaccepted Enthymemes -- The Undistributed Middle -- Unobtainable Perfection -- Verecundiam, Argumentum Ad -- Wishful Thinking -- Classification Of Fallacies. Madsen Pirie. Previous Ed.: Published As The Book Of Fallacy. London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985.
 
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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 arguments. 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. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical—and get away with it! This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it.
  
The book includes entries on:
• Affirming the consequent 
• Blinding with science
• Conclusion which denies premises
• Emotional appeals
• The Exception that proves the rule
• Half-concealed qualification
• Poisoning the well
• Positive conclusion from negative premise
• Shifting the burden of proof
• Trivial questions
• Wishful thinking Logical Fallacies Cover 1 Copyright page 8 Contents 9 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 13 Alphabetical List of Fallacies 15 Abusive analogy 15 Accent 17 Accident 19 Affirming the consequent 21 Amphiboly 23 Analogical fallcy 25 Antiquitam, argumentum ad 28 Apriorism 29 Baculum, argumentum ad 31 Bifurcation 33 Blinding with science 36 The bogus dilemma 38 Circulus in probando 41 The complex question (plurium interrogationum) 43 Composition 45 Concealed quantification 47 Conclusion which denies premises 49 Contradictory premises 52 Crumenam, argumentum ad 53 Cum hoc ergo propter hoc 55 Damning the alternatives 58 Definitional retreat 60 Denying the antecedent 63 Dicto simpliciter 65 Division 67 Emotional appeals 69 Equivocation 72 Every schoolboy knows 74 The exception that proves the rule 77 Exclusive premises 79 The existential fallacy 81 Ex-post-facto statistics 83 Extensional pruning 86 False conversion 88 False precision 90 The gambler's fallacy 93 The genetic fallacy 96 Half-concealed qualification 97 Hedging 100 Hominem (abusive), argumentum ad 102 Hominem (circumstantial), argumentum ad 104 Ignorantiam, argumentum ad 106 Ignorantio elenchi 108 Illicit process 111 Irrelevant humour 113 Lapidem, argumentum ad 115 Lazarum, argumentum ad 118 Loaded words 120 Misericordiam, argumentum ad 123 Nauseam, argumentum ad 125 Non-anticipation 128 Novitam, argumentum ad 130 Numeram, argumentum ad 132 One-sided assessment 135 Petitio principii 137 Poisoning the well 140 Populum, argumentum ad 142 Positive conclusion from negative premise 144 Post hoc ergo propter hoc 145 Quaternio terminorum 147 The red herring 150 Refuting the example 152 Reification 154 The runaway train 156 Secundum quid 159 Shifting ground 161 Shifting the burden of proof 163 The slippery slope 165 Special pleading 167 The straw man 169 Temperantiam, argumentum ad 171 Thatcher's blame 174 Trivial objections 176 Tu quoque 178 Unaccepted enthymemes 180 The undistributed middle 182 Unobtainable perfection 185 Verecundiam, argumentum ad 187 Wishful thinking 190 Classification of fallacies 193 The formal fallacies 194 The informal linguistic fallacies 194 The informal fallacies of relevance (omission) 194 The informal fallacies of relevance (intrusion) 195 The informal fallacies of relevance (presumption) 196 critical,thinking;,logic;,logical,fallacies;,rhetoric critical thinking,logic,logical fallacies,rhetoric "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-haded and logical - but all readers will find in this book fallacies of which they themselves are guilty. The author shows you how to strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people's arguments simultaneously. And, more mischievously, Pirie also shows how to be deliberately illogical - and get away with it. This book will make you maddeningly smart: your family, friends and opponents will all wish that you had never read it"--Unedited summary from book cover This is the book your friends will wish you hadn't read, a witty and infectious guide to arguing successfully. Each entry deals with one fallacy, explaining what the fallacy is, giving and analysing an example, outlining when/where/why the particular fallacy tends to occur and finally showing how you can perpetrate the fallacy on other people in order to win an argument. Originally published to great acclaim in 1985 as "The Book of Fallacy", this is a classic brought up-to-date for a whole new generation. This is the work your friends will wish you had never read, a witty guide to arguing successfully. Each entry deals with a fallacy, explaining what it is, analysing an example and showing how you can penetrate it to win an argument