Straight and Crooked Thinking - Couverture souple

Thouless, Robert Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444117181 ISBN 13 : 9781444117189

Editeur : John Murray, 2011

Synopsis

This new edition of a timeless classic demonstrates how the use of clear, rational thinking and logic can win any argument, however emotionally charged the topic in question. It describes the typical flaws of reasoning in argument and shows how language can be used to deceive - and how to avoid being deceived. It will show you how, by learning what is 'straight', rational language, and clear thought, you can disentangle emotionally charged rhetoric and hold your own in any argument or debate, no matter how challenging. Although written nearly 80 years ago, this book proves that certain principles remain timeless; it has shown many thousands over the decades how to cope with media spin and distorted reasoning - and now it will do the same for you.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in 1894, Robert Thouless was a psychologist. He was Head of the Department of Psychology in Glasgow until 1938, after which he became Reader and Reader Emeritus at Cambridge. He specialised in logic, rationality and the study of responses to the paranormal and wrote several titles in addition to this one. He died in 1984.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444117181
• ISBN 13: 9781444117189
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; 8 Castlecourt Centre; Dublin 15; D15 XTP3; Irlande