The Book Of The Fallacy

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Collected Works of Jeremy Bent
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198719816

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The Book of Fallacies by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

The present edition of The Book of Fallacies is the first that follows Bentham's own structure for the work, and includes a great deal of material, both in terms of the fallacies themselves and the illustrative matter, that previous versions of the work have omitted. The fallacies that concerned Bentham were not logical errors of the sort identified by Aristotle, or commonplace misunderstandings of matters of fact, but arguments deployed in political debate, in particular in the British Parliament, in order to prevent reform. Bentham not only identified, described, and criticized the fallacious arguments in question, which were all characterized by their irrelevancy, but explained the sinister interests that led politicians to employ them and their supporters to accept them. By exposing these political fallacies, Bentham hoped to prevent their employment in future, and thereby to place political debate on its only proper ground, namely considerations drawn from the principle of utility.

Author : Madsen Pirie
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015011876904

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The Book of the Fallacy by Madsen Pirie Pdf

Author : Bo Bennett
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781456607371

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Logically Fallacious by Bo Bennett Pdf

This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious is one of the most comprehensive collections of logical fallacies with all original examples and easy to understand descriptions, perfect for educators, debaters, or anyone who wants to improve his or her reasoning skills. "Expose an irrational belief, keep a person rational for a day. Expose irrational thinking, keep a person rational for a lifetime." - Bo Bennett This 2021 Edition includes dozens of more logical fallacies with many updated examples.

Author : Philip Ward,Julia Edwards
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781616083366

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The Book of Common Fallacies by Philip Ward,Julia Edwards Pdf

Debunks popular beliefs and reveals the facts about political, cultural, scientific, and technological misconceptions, addressing such topics as Napoleon's stature, the danger of quicksand, and caffeine's effects on the body.

Author : Bethany Kilcrease
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Academic writing
ISBN : 9781487588618

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Falsehood and Fallacy by Bethany Kilcrease Pdf

Falsehood and Fallacy emphasizes that in our politically divided landscape, we all need to be able to read and research more critically in order to make well-reasoned arguments.

Author : Ali Almossawi
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781615192267

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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense (Bad Arguments) by Ali Almossawi Pdf

“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.com From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals! Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle). Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the argument from consequences). Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.

Author : Nathaniel Bluedorn,Hans Bluedorn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0974531596

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The Fallacy Detective by Nathaniel Bluedorn,Hans Bluedorn Pdf

The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years. "Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective it appears that it can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve his reasoning skills."--Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer "Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy."--Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer "I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!"--11 Year Old What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning. - For ages twelve through adult. - Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away. - Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. - Includes The Fallacy Detective Game. - Exercises with answer key.

Author : Aubrey Clayton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780231553353

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Bernoulli's Fallacy by Aubrey Clayton Pdf

There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a misunderstanding of probability and its role in making inferences from observations. Aubrey Clayton traces the history of how statistics went astray, beginning with the groundbreaking work of the seventeenth-century mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and winding through gambling, astronomy, and genetics. Clayton recounts the feuds among rival schools of statistics, exploring the surprisingly human problems that gave rise to the discipline and the all-too-human shortcomings that derailed it. He highlights how influential nineteenth- and twentieth-century figures developed a statistical methodology they claimed was purely objective in order to silence critics of their political agendas, including eugenics. Clayton provides a clear account of the mathematics and logic of probability, conveying complex concepts accessibly for readers interested in the statistical methods that frame our understanding of the world. He contends that we need to take a Bayesian approach—that is, to incorporate prior knowledge when reasoning with incomplete information—in order to resolve the crisis. Ranging across math, philosophy, and culture, Bernoulli’s Fallacy explains why something has gone wrong with how we use data—and how to fix it.

Author : Gerald C. Kane,Anh Nguyen Phillips,Jonathan R. Copulsky,Garth R. Andrus
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262545112

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The Technology Fallacy by Gerald C. Kane,Anh Nguyen Phillips,Jonathan R. Copulsky,Garth R. Andrus Pdf

Why an organization's response to digital disruption should focus on people and processes and not necessarily on technology. Digital technologies are disrupting organizations of every size and shape, leaving managers scrambling to find a technology fix that will help their organizations compete. This book offers managers and business leaders a guide for surviving digital disruptions—but it is not a book about technology. It is about the organizational changes required to harness the power of technology. The authors argue that digital disruption is primarily about people and that effective digital transformation involves changes to organizational dynamics and how work gets done. A focus only on selecting and implementing the right digital technologies is not likely to lead to success. The best way to respond to digital disruption is by changing the company culture to be more agile, risk tolerant, and experimental. The authors draw on four years of research, conducted in partnership with MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte, surveying more than 16,000 people and conducting interviews with managers at such companies as Walmart, Google, and Salesforce. They introduce the concept of digital maturity—the ability to take advantage of opportunities offered by the new technology—and address the specifics of digital transformation, including cultivating a digital environment, enabling intentional collaboration, and fostering an experimental mindset. Every organization needs to understand its “digital DNA” in order to stop “doing digital” and start “being digital.” Digital disruption won't end anytime soon; the average worker will probably experience numerous waves of disruption during the course of a career. The insights offered by The Technology Fallacy will hold true through them all. A book in the Management on the Cutting Edge series, published in cooperation with MIT Sloan Management Review.

Author : Blique
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1973885484

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Logical Fallacy Monsters by Blique Pdf

Logic seems like a simple thing. And yet, somehow, mistakes in logic happen all the time. But how do these mistakes, these "fallacies," happen? Maybe they are caused by a lack of knowledge. Maybe they are caused by a lack of critical thinking. Maybe they are caused by small monsters that live in people's heads, encouraging them to believe someone's lies, or maybe pick the easy, deceitful way to win a difficult argument. This book is about those monsters.

Author : Judith Elaine Cowan
Publisher : The Porcupine's Quill
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0889842256

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Gambler's Fallacy by Judith Elaine Cowan Pdf

'The conundrum at the core of Gambler's Fallacy, author and translator Judith Cowan's seven-story follow-up to her distinguished 1997 debut, More Than Life Itself, involves an impressively erratic cast of fearful and fragile Québécois characters, capriciously transformed into victims of the strange vagaries of chance and serendipitous circumstance. Not unlike Raymond Carver or Alice Munro, Cowan creates heartbreakingly felicitous portraits of Chekhovian elegance, featuring the ordinarily forgotten little folks who, for no apparent reason or logical explanation, have fallen through the cracks. ... Suffused with a largeness of spirit everywhere animated by moments of aching clarity and lyrical grace, Cowan's gritty minimalist vignettes will, if truth be told, simply break the most hardened of readers' hearts. You can bet the farm on it.'

Author : Anthony Weston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Argument
ISBN : 0872201562

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A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston Pdf

Author : Jacob E. Van Vleet
Publisher : Hamilton Books
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761872542

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Informal Logical Fallacies by Jacob E. Van Vleet Pdf

Critical thinking is now needed more than ever. This accessible and engaging book provides the necessary tools to question and challenge the discourse that surrounds us—whether in the media, the classroom, or everyday conversation. Additionally, it offers readers a deeper understanding of the foundations of analytical thought. Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide is a systematic and concise introduction to more than fifty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. This revised edition includes updated examples, exercises, and a new chapter on non-Western logical fallacies. With helpful definitions and relevant explanations, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric. This is an essential guide to philosophical reflection and clear thinking.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486131627

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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner Pdf

Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, and much more.

Author : Stephen K. Campbell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486140513

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Flaws and Fallacies in Statistical Thinking by Stephen K. Campbell Pdf

Nontechnical survey helps improve ability to judge statistical evidence and to make better-informed decisions. Discusses common pitfalls: unrealistic estimates, improper comparisons, premature conclusions, and faulty thinking about probability. 1974 edition.