Thinking from A to Z

What is ¿humpty-dumptying¿? Do ¿arguments from analogy¿ ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using ¿weasel words¿? What¿s the difference between a ¿red herring¿ and a ¿straw man¿?

This superb book, now in its third edition, will help anyone who wants to argue well and think critically. Using witty and topical examples, this fully-updated edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. New entries include

• Principle of Charity
• Lawyer¿s Answer
• Least Worst Option
• Poisoning the Well
• Sentimentality
• Sunk Cost Fallacy
• Weasel Words
• ¿You would say that wouldn¿t you¿.

Thinking from A to Z may not help you win every argument, but it will definitely give you the power to tell a good one from a bad one.