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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by D.Q. McInerny (Paperback, 2005)

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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. Being logical 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 naive 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. Praise for Being Logical Highly readable . . . D. Q. McInerny offers an introduction to symbolic logic in plain English, so you can finally be clear on what is deductive reasoning and what is inductive. And you'll see how deductive arguments are constructed. -Detroit Free Press McInerny's explanatory outline of sound thinking will be eminently beneficial to expository writers, debaters, and public speakers. -Booklist Given the shortage of logical thinking, And the fact that mankind is adrift, if not sinking, It is vital that all of us learn to think straight. And this small book by D.Q. McInerny is great. It follows therefore since we so badly need it, Everybody should not only but it, but read it. -Charles Osgood

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Random House USA INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9780812971156
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Book Title
Being Logical: a Guide to Good Thinking
Author
D.Q. Mcinerny
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Opinion of the People
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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202mm
Item Width
132mm
Item Weight
119g

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D.Q. Mcinerny
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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