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

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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 na ve 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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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100812971159

ISBN-139780812971156

eBay Product ID (ePID)43762007

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

Publication NameBeing Logical : a Guide to Good Thinking

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPersonal & Practical Guides, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Référence, Logic

Publication Year2005

TypeNot Available

AuthorD. Q. Mcinerny

Subject AreaEducation, Psychology, Référence, Philosophy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight4.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews"I would hope thatBeing Logicalmight to some degree succeed in doing for the cause of good thinking whatThe Elements of Stylehas done for the cause of good writing. My earnest wish is that this book might succeed in convincing its readers of the intrinsic importance of logic. And may it engender in them an appreciation for the priceless satisfaction which inevitably accompanies that happy state of being logical." fromBeing Logical "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 From the Hardcover edition., "I would hope that Being Logical might to some degree succeed in doing for the cause of good thinking what The Elements of Style has done for the cause of good writing. My earnest wish is that this book might succeed in convincing its readers of the intrinsic importance of logic. And may it engender in them an appreciation for the priceless satisfaction which inevitably accompanies that happy state of being logical." from Being Logical "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 From the Hardcover edition.

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal160

Lc Classification NumberBc71.M37