42 Fallacies [Kindle Edition]

Michael LaBossiere (Author)

Book Description

This book presents definitions and examples of the following informal fallacies:

Ad Hominem

Ad Hominem Tu Quoque

Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief

Appeal to Authority

Appeal to Belief

Appeal to Common Practice

Appeal to Emotion

Appeal to Popularity

Appeal to Fear

Appeal to Flattery

Appeal to Novelty

Appeal to Pity

Appeal to Popularity

Appeal to Ridicule

Appeal to Spite

Appeal to Tradition

Begging the Question

Biased Generalization

Burden of Proof

Circumstantial Ad Hominem

Fallacy of Composition

Confusing Cause and Effect

Fallacy of Division

False Dilemma

Gambler’s Fallacy

Genetic Fallacy

Guilt by Association

Hasty Generalization

Ignoring a Common Cause

Middle Ground

Misleading Vividness

Peer Pressure

Personal Attack

Poisoning the Well

Post Hoc

Questionable Cause

Red Herring

Relativist Fallacy

Slippery Slope

Special Pleading

Spotlight

Straw Man

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Who is to Say?

Product Details

• File Size: 148 KB
• Print Length: 83 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004ASOS2O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

191 of 200 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book; Free pdf available by author June 6, 2011

By samiam

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

the .99 i paid for this was worth it, so i could read it across my kindle app devices. but know that if you google the title, you'll find that the author kindly offers it as a free pdf online.

it's structured in a very concise format, listing one fallacy (with descriptions and explanations) after another. the table of contents is fully linked, as well.

not an extensive review, but hopefully helpful.

65 of 68 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I really like this book. April 21, 2011

By Doug

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I own and have read How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie and Nonsense: A Handbook of Logical Fallacies by Robert J. Gula.

This book isn't as in-depth as those books but it's great for a quick reference of logic fallacies. An easy read--and for the price it's a great value.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best quick reference on incorrect reasoning October 27, 2011

By JMM

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

For 99 cents this title is great. The author gives a brief explanation on each fallacy as well as 2-3 clear examples. Perfect for a reference guide but for more detailed examples I would recommend "Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows".

More About the Author

Michael LaBossiere is a guy from Maine who went to school in Ohio and ended up a philosophy professor in Florida.

While acquiring his doctorate in philosophy at Ohio State University, he earned his ramen noodle money by writing for GDW, TSR, R. Talsorian Games, and Chaosium. After graduate school, he became a philosophy professor at Florida A&M University. His first philosophy book, What Don't You Know?, was published in 2008. He continues to write philosophy and gaming material. He is also a blogger, but these days who isn't?

When not writing, he enjoys running, gaming and the martial arts. Thanks to a quadriceps tendon tear in 2009, he was out of running for a while, but returned to the trails and wrote a book about it, Of Tendon & Trail.