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"this book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning" What I find in practice with these (quite popular) lists of logical fallacies, is that they
by TheZenPsycho 12y ago
"this book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning"
What I find in practice with these (quite popular) lists of logical fallacies, is that they are usually written with the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the fundaments of logic and is able to correctly apply them.
This work is no different. While I do enjoy the style of the illustrations, we already have a glut of these things skipping to the juicy parts. What we don't have is approachable, accessible works, free of unexplained jargon, that explain for instance, what exactly a "premise" is. How to decide whether a piece of writing or speech contains an argument. How to correctly identify the conclusion of an argument, and connect it with its premises. And so on, for all the list of things that are usually misunderstood about these lists of "fallacies" by people who are… reallly.. genuinely new to logic.
- porker 12y agoIf anyone knows of a book that does that - I want to know about it too. That would be really, really useful
- marvelous 12y agoThis book is good at explaining these language tools: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/947256.A_Short_Course_in_Intellectual_Self_Defense https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/947256.A_Short_Course_in...
- adrianmsmith 12y agoThere is a section "definitions" at the end of the book, which I found helpful. All the words such as "premise" and "sound" are defined there. (Perhaps it would have been better to put it at the beginning of the book.)
- innguest 12y agoIntroduction to Logic by Irving Copi used to be like that (back when I read it many years ago). I taught myself using that book as my main read.
- acct_0053 12y ago"Introducing Logic: A Graphic Guide" isn't bad for a beginner: http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Logic-Graphic-Guide-ebook/dp/B00KFEK0EM/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Logic-Graphic-Guide-ebook/...
- ctdonath 12y agoAmazing how many people do not understand the definition of "proof". A pithy, concise, and clear definition would be appreciated.
- cjslep 12y agoI find myself consistently linking to the folks over at https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ to provide a quick quip or overview of the fallacy committed. It is much more slanted to being accessible than formal.
- Kluny 12y agoAgreed, this is not a book I would recommend to someone who is guilty of bad arguments, in the hope that they would learn from it. It's dense and requires the reader to fill in a lot of gaps themselves.