Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders - Jamie Whyte

Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders

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Buch | Softcover
176 Seiten
2004
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-144643-3 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
Offers a funny romp through the mulligan stew of illogic, unreason, and drivel served up daily in the media by pundits, psychics, ad agencies, New Age gurus, statisticians, free trade ideologues, business "thinkers," and politicians. This is a troubleshooting guide to both public and private discourse.
Uncover the truth under all the BS

In the daily battle for our hearts and minds--not to mention our hard-earned cash--the truth is usually the first casualty. It's time we learned how to see through the rhetoric, faulty reasoning, and misinformation that we're subjected to from morning to night by talk-radio hosts, op-ed columnists, advertisers, self-help gurus, business "thinkers," and, of course, politicians. And no one is better equipped to show us how than award-winning philosopher Jamie Whyte.

In Crimes Against Logic Whyte take us on a fast-paced, ruthlessly funny romp through the mulligan stew of can, folderol, and bogus logic served up in the media, at the office, and even in your own home. Applying his laserlike wit to dozens of timely examples, Whyte cuts through the haze of facts, figures, and double-talk and gets at the real truth behind what they're telling us.

"An incisive philosopher."
--Sunday Telegraph

Jamie Whyte is a former lecturer of philosophy at Cambridge University and winner of Analysis journal's prestigious prize for best article by an author under 30. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Analysis and the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. He is from New Zealand and now lives and works in London, England.

The Right to Your Opinion
Motives
Authority
Prejudice in Fancy Dress
Shut Up!
Empty Words
Inconsistency
Equivocation
Begging the Question
Coincidence
Shocking Statistics
Morality Fever

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.10.2004
Sprache englisch
Maße 127 x 178 mm
Gewicht 16 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Logik
ISBN-10 0-07-144643-5 / 0071446435
ISBN-13 978-0-07-144643-3 / 9780071446433
Zustand Neuware
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