Crimes against logic : exposing the bogus arguments of politicians, priests, journalists, and other serial offenders / Jamie Whyte.
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TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2005.Description: xi, 157 p. ; 18 cmISBN: - 0071446435
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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
Rev. ed. of: Bad thoughts.
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.