Full Description
This text aims to give the reader the power to tell a good from a bad argument. Using witty and topical examples, Nigel Warburton provides the reader with the confidence to tell the difference between a Red Herring and a Straw Man. The second edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. Entries include: catch-22 contraries; counterexample; domino effect; exception that proves the rule; Ockham's Razor paradox; Socratic fallacy "that's a value judgement"; and truth by adage.
