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Straight and Crooked Thinking
Robert Henry Thouless
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Description for Straight and Crooked Thinking
Paperback. A new edition of a much loved guide to how to think and reason your way logically through difficult and challenging arguments Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
163g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444117189
SKU
V9781444117189
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About Robert Henry Thouless
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.
Reviews for Straight and Crooked Thinking
'It is neither a dry nor weighty tome, but is jam-packed with raw rational sense. It will give you techniques for identifying fallacies and false arguments. It will help protect you from the devious subterfuges of politicians and preachers, journalists and jingoists. It is sweet manna from a rational heaven. Thouless describes 38 dishonest tricks that are commonly used in ... Read more