TY  - BOOK
AU  - Capaldi,Nicholas
AU  - Smit,Miles
TI  - The art of deception: : an introduction to critical thinking
SN  - 9781633885981
U1  - 168 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Amherst, New York
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Logic
KW  - Critical thinking
KW  - Fallacies (Logic)
N1  - Includes index; Introduction; What is logic?; What is an argument?; When is an argument acceptable?; Summary and exercises; One. Identifying arguments; Arguments; Difficulties in identifying arguments; Grammar, punctuation, and reading comprehension; Rules for identifying premises and conclusions; Summary and exercises; Two. Formal analysis of arguments; The ideal of logic; Syllogisms; Rules for valid syllogisms; Soundness and informal logic; Summary and exercises; Three. Presenting your case; Gaining a sympathetic audience; Presenting the facts; Driving home the conclusion; Nonverbal devices; Advertising as a case study; Summary and exercises; Four. Attacking an argument; Audience reaction; Anatomy of refutation; Attacking the conclusion; Face-to-face debate; Summary and exercises; Five. Defending your case; Counterattack; Winning the argument; Going for a tie; Summary and exercises; Six. Cause-and-effect reasoning; History of the concept of "causation"; Hume's definition of cause and effect; Causal reasoning as practical; Mill's methods; Fallacies of causal reasoning; Problems with the concept of "causation"; Summary and exercises
ER  -