Straight and Crooked Thinking
$30.53
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2011
Summary
This new edition of a timeless classic demonstrates how the use of clear, rational thinking and logic can win any argument, however emotionally charged the topic in question. It describes the typical flaws of reasoning in argument and shows how language can be used to deceive - and how to avoid being deceived. It will show you how, by learning what is ‘straight’, rational language, and clear thought, you can disentangle emotionally charged rhetoric and hold your own in any argument or debate,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444117189 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444117181 |
| Author: | Robert Henry Thouless |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Learning |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 141g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
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It is neither a dry nor weighty tome, but is jam-packed with raw rational sense. It will give you techniques for identifying fallacies and false arguments. It will help protect you from the devious subterfuges of politicians and preachers, journalists and jingoists. It is sweet manna from a rational heaven. Thouless describes 38 dishonest tricks that are commonly used in arguments (there may be more). - answersingenes.blogspot.com
Straight and Crooked Thinking remains one of the most succinct and practically-applicable books ever written. One blogger named it as his favorite book of all time, describing it as “a concise work of supreme genius. - …put it back on the mass market, where it belongs! (…) get it on every bookshelf on the planet. - htmlAbout The Author
Robert Henry Thouless
Robert Thouless (1894-1984) was a psychologist. He served as Head of the Department of Psychology in Glasgow until 1938, and subsequently became Reader and Reader Emeritus at Cambridge. His areas of expertise included logic, rationality, and the investigation of paranormal phenomena. He authored numerous works in these fields.
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