This is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. With helpful definitions, relevant examples, and thought-provoking exercises, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric.
This is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. With helpful definitions, relevant examples, and thought-provoking exercises, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric.
Jacob E. Van Vleet is Professor of Philosophy at Diablo Valley College in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of Dialectical Theology and Jacques Ellul (2014) and editor of Jacques Ellul: Essential Spiritual Writings (2016). Jacob Marques Rollison is an independent scholar living in Strasbourg, France. He is the author of A New Reading of Jacques Ellul: Presence and Communication in the Postmodern World (2020). He has recently translated Ellul's two-volume ethical treatise, To Will & To Do.""
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter One: Linguistic Fallacies Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Fallacies of Omission Chapter 5 Chapter Three: Fallacies of Intrusion Chapter 6 Chapter Four: Fallacies with Built-In Assumptions Chapter 7 Chapter Five: Casual Fallacies Chapter 8 Appendix I: FIve Argument Forms Chapter 9 Appendix II: Exercises Chapter 10 Appendix III: Characteristics of Critical Thinking Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12 Recommended Reading Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index Chapter 15 About the Author
