The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies: The Art of Mental Trickery and Manipulation

by Richard Paul and Linda Elder

Book Overview

This volume of the Thinker's Guide Library introduces the concept of fallacies and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four types. Focusing on how human self-deception, mental trickery, and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094458327X
• ISBN13: 9780944583272
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Foundation for Critical Thinking
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"