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"...put it back on the mass market, where it belongs! (...) get it on every bookshelf on the planet." Informationen zum Autor Born in 1894, Robert Thouless was a psychologist. He was Head of the Department of Psychology in Glasgow until 1938, after which he became Reader and Reader Emeritus at Cambridge. He specialised in logic, rationality and the study of responses to the paranormal and wrote several titles in addition to this one. He died in 1984. Klappentext 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, no matter how challenging. Although written nearly 80 years ago, this book proves that certain principles remain timeless; it has shown many thousands over the decades how to cope with media spin and distorted reasoning - and now it will do the same for you.A new edition of a much loved guide to how to think and reason your way logically through difficult and challenging arguments Zusammenfassung A new edition of a much loved guide to how to think and reason your way logically through difficult and challenging arguments Inhaltsverzeichnis : 1. Different ways of using language: 2. Words and facts: 3. The meanings of words: 4. Definition and some of its difficulties: 5. Good and bad definitions: 6. All and some: 7. Some dishonest tricks in argument: 8. Some logical fallacies: 9. Habits of thought: 10. Prejudice: 11. Predigested thinking: 12. Pitfalls in analogy: 13. Oratory and suggestion: 14. Tricks of suggestion: 15. Straight thinking: 16. The future of straight thinking: Appendix 1: Thirty-seven dishonest tricks commonly used in argument, with the methods of overcoming them: Appendix 2: A discussion illustrating crooked thinking: Index...
