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Being Logical: A Guide to Good ThinkingAn essential tool for our post truth world: a witty primer on logic and the dangers of illogical thinking by a renowned Notre Dame professor Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking,
An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic--and the dangers of illogical thinking--by a renowned Notre Dame professor Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments--arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sharpen one's own skills and to protect against incoherent, or deliberately misleading, reasoning. Elegant, pithy, and precise, Being Logical breaks logic down to its essentials through clear analysis, accessible examples, and focused insights. D. Q. McInerney covers the sources of illogical thinking, from na ve optimism to narrow-mindedness, before dissecting the various tactics--red herrings, diversions, and simplistic reasoning--the illogical use in place of effective reasoning. An indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life, this is a concise, crisply readable book. Written explicitly for the layperson, McInerny's Being Logical promises to take its place beside Strunk and White's The Elements of Style as a classic of lucid, invaluable advice. Praise for Being Logical "Highly readable . . . D. Q. McInerny offers an introduction to symbolic logic in plain English, so you can finally be clear on what is deductive reasoning and what is inductive. And you'll see how deductive arguments are constructed."--Detroit Free Press "McInerny's explanatory outline of sound thinking will be eminently beneficial to expository writers, debaters, and public speakers."--Booklist "Given the shortage of logical thinking,And the fact that mankind is adrift, if not sinking,
It is vital that all of us learn to think straight.
And this small book by D.Q. McInerny is great.
It follows therefore since we so badly need it,
Everybody should not only but it, but read it."
--Charles Osgood
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 05/10/2005
ISBN: 9780812971156
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.24w x 0.39d
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A must read.
Format: Paperback
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
★★★★★ 5
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Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Life Changing
Format: Paperback
I have been reading this devotional daily for 4 months. I have really made some changes in my life as a result. I have made better choices, I live more from my spirit than my flesh, I watch how I speak to myself, I let go of worries, and I am not just wishing I could do some things, I am doing them.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023
★★★★★ 4
Good Book
Format: Kindle
I think this is a wonderful book to have if I could afford more I would buy more and gift them out I think it's something that you can even carry around with you having your pocketbook or bag or whatever it's a wonderful great book to have to read every day for inspiration to help you through the day your thoughts prayer definitely would buy again
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Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022
★★★★★ 5
The book is worth the money, the software is a bonus.
Format: Paperback
I had purchased a version of this a long time ago, but this one is better. I highly recommend the book. It gave me loads of information. It helped me decide that I didn't need to have a living trust in my situation. Very easy to use and understand.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2026
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