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Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders
Jamie Whyte
McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill
A witty assault on lame rhetoric, specious logic, and official BS Here's a fast-paced, ruthlessly funny romp through the mulligan stew of illogic, unreason, and just plain drivel served up daily in the media by pundits, psychics, ad agencies,...
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Metaphors We Live By
George Lakoff, Mark Johnson
University Of Chicago Press
University Of Chicago Press
"An engaging, accessible discussion, replete with examples, of the varieties of metaphor and how they work."--Mary Sirridge, Teaching Philosophy
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Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
Benjamin Franklin’s classic book is full of timeless, thought-provoking insights that are as valuable today as they were over two centuries ago. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers...
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics)
Karl Popper
Routledge
Routledge
When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.
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How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic
Madsen Pirie
Continuum
Continuum
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...
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Steven Pinker
Viking Adult
Viking Adult
New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize...
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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
D.Q. Mcinerny
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Whether regarded as a science, an art, or a skill–and it can properly be regarded as all three–logic is the basis of our ability to think, analyze, argue, and communicate. Indeed, logic goes to the very core of what we mean by human intelligence. In...
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How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life
Thomas Gilovich
Free Press
Free Press
When can we trust what we believe - that "teams and players have winning streaks", that "flattery works", or that "the more people who agree, the more likely they are to be right" - and when are such beliefs suspect? Thomas Gilovich offers a guide...
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric
Sister Miriam Joseph, Marguerite McGlinn
Paul Dry Books
Paul Dry Books
Opening the door for beginners who seek a thorough grounding in the first arts of human understanding, this book explains the nature of logic, grammar, and rhetoric-the three of the seven liberal arts-and how they relate to one another. In...
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