COMMENT:An easy to understand introduction to common informal fallacies. It is actually useful; too many in this genre merely serve the purpose of impressing friends with the command of Latin names for various classical fallacies. Chapters: The Nature and Scope of Logic, The Medium of Language, Fallacies of Ambiguity, Fallacies of Presumption, Fallacies of Relevance. Should be required reading for net.posters.
DATE:19980924
KEYWORDS:critical-thinking
MISC:274p.
PUBLISHER:St. Martin's Press
SUBMITADDR:bibliographer@csicop.org
SUBMITNAME:Taner Edis
TITLE:With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies