description: What is "Humpty-Dumptying"?Do "arguments from analogy" ever stand up?How do I know when someone is using "Weasel words"?What is a "Politician's answer"?What's the difference between a "Red Herring" and a "Straw Man"?This superb book, now in its third edition, will help anyone who wants to argue well and think critically. Using witty and topical examples, this fully-updated new edition has many new entries including:• Charity, principle of• Lawyer's Answer• Least Worst Option• Stonewalling• Sunk-Cost Fallacy• Tautology• Truism• Weasel Words• You Would Say That Wouldn't You?Thinking From A to Z may not help you win every argument, but it will definitely give you the power to tell a good one from a bad one.
language: English
title: Thinking From A to Z
titlecomplete: Thinking From A to Z
genres: Self Help, Reference, Personal Development, Logic, Psychology, Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy
ratings_count: 390
publisher: Routledge