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The Art of Deception: An Introduction to Critical Thinking Paperback – April 3, 2007

by Nicholas Capaldi (Author), Miles Smit (Editor)

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Can you tell when you're being deceived?

This classic work on critical thinking — now fully updated and revised — uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one," the authors have written the book from the point of view of someone who wishes to deceive, mislead, or manipulate others. Having mastered the art of deception, readers will then be able to detect the misuse or abuse of logic when they encounter it in others — whether in a heated political debate or while trying to evaluate the claims of a persuasive sales person.

Using a host of real-world examples, the authors show you how to win an argument, defend a case, recognize a fallacy, see through deception, persuade a skeptic, and turn defeat into victory. Not only do they discuss the fundamentals of logic (premises, conclusions, syllogisms, common fallacies, etc.), but they also consider important related issues often encountered in face-to-face debates, such as gaining a sympathetic audience, responding to audience reaction, using nonverbal devices, clearly presenting the facts, refutation, and driving home a concluding argument.

Whether you’re preparing for law school or you just want to become more adept at making your points and analyzing others’ arguments, The Art of Deception will give you the intellectual tools to become a more effective thinker and speaker. Helpful exercises and discussion questions are also included.

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"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about intellectual self-defence. It should be on every student's book shelf, and on every educators list of recommended reading." --Dr Jason Braithwaite, Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, University of Birmingham.

About the Author

Nicholas Capaldi, PhD (Baton Rouge, LA), holds the Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Scholar Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University of New Orleans. He is the author or editor of many books including Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Unfair Preference?; Immigration: Debating the Issues; and John Stuart Mill: A Biography.

Miles Smit, PhD (Toronto, Ontario), works as a business analyst in Canada and holds a PhD in philosophy from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Paperback: 277 pages
Publisher: Prometheus Books; Revised edition (April 3, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159102532X
ISBN-13: 978-1591025320
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 37 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #467 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Epistemology
- #557 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Logic & Language
- #2071 in Books > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar > Communication

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Charles L.

Goes good with "The Elements of Rhetoric" by Ryan N

April 10, 2018

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I'm using it to teach adults and older children how to recognize scams on the internet. Goes good with "The Elements of Rhetoric" by Ryan N.S. Topping, and Scott Adams' "How to Win Bigly"

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justin

Well balanced and imperative for beginners.

July 5, 2016

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It was recommended by a law student and everything the law student told me was true. The book breaks down arguments and defences in a way that makes sense. It outlines attack strategies and defence initiatives. Well balanced and imperative for beginners.

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Evan Berry

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April 1, 2018

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Not as approachable as I’d like it to be. Kind of dated thinking too. Pass.

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Toni M. Williams

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January 31, 2018

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Wonderful.

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Camber

Problematic in several respects

November 22, 2009

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There's no shortage of books on critical thinking, fallacies, rhetoric, etc., and I picked up this particular one because I thought it might be convenient and fun to review this material in audio format.

I assumed that the title was just meant to be catchy for marketing purposes, but I found that Capaldi is actually quite serious about it. His approach is to offer a how-to presentation of deceptive arguments on the grounds that knowing how to produce such arguments will enable you detect when others are using them against you, thus protecting you against deception. Presumably, that means that if you use such arguments yourself, at best your aim is to "win" in settings such as legal cases, debates, and marketing, while at worst your aim is to actually decieve; either way, your aim isn't to engage in collaborative and constructive dialogue in pursuit of truth or consensus (sophistry instead of dialectic).

One problem with this approach is that it only tangentially teaches critical thinking, since the aim is defensive or offensive, rather than constructive. But a bigger problem is that some of the presented arguments are actually reasonable and appropriate in some circumstances, whereas other arguments are almost always deceptive, and Capaldi gives almost no guidance on how to make the distinction. Moreover, some of the arguments will usually be easily recognized as deceptive, so it would be counterproductive to use them even if your aim is to decieve!

A final problem is that Capaldi's audio narration doesn't really work. His delivery is somewhat dry and stiff, the material is too rapid-fire for adequate assimilation, and audio format is totally unsuitable for reference purposes.

In summary, you could consider this audiobook if you desperately want to try an audio presentation on this subject, but I can't really recommend it because of the numerous and substantial problems I've noted.

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Everyone plays games with tour mind if you so not pay attention.

June 16, 2018

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Very informaru v e

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Eric G

Five Stars

July 22, 2016

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Great read

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Dawn

which gave good information and perspective

November 30, 2014

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it is written in a dry style that was dense and hard to follow at times. i got the most out of scanning the book, which gave good information and perspective, but when I tried to read it, I couldn't get into the book, even though I was very interested in the subject. Maybe it was the layout and illustration? the content seemed to be very good, but hard to digest for some reason.

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