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BEING LOGICAL

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An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professor

Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sharpen one’s own skills and to protect against incoherent, or deliberately misleading, reasoning.

Elegant, pithy, and precise, Being Logical breaks logic down to its essentials through clear analysis, accessible examples, and focused insights. D. Q. McInerney covers the sources of illogical thinking, from naïve optimism to narrow-mindedness, before dissecting the various tactics—red herrings, diversions, and simplistic reasoning—the illogical use in place of effective reasoning.

An indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life, this is a concise, crisply readable book. Written explicitly for the layperson, McInerny’s Being Logical promises to take its place beside Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style as a classic of lucid, invaluable advice.

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Ketersediaan

0035703

160 MCI b

Perpustakaan STT R.E.A.L. Batam

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

160 MCI b

Penerbit

USA : Random House Trade Paperbacks., 2005

Deskripsi Fisik

160 pages

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1400061717

Klasifikasi

160

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text

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Subjek

Logic
Reasoning

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

MCINERNY

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