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Title Truth, knowledge, or just plain bull : how to tell the difference : a handbook of practical logic and clear thinking / Bernard M. Patten.
Author Patten, Bernard M.
Publication Info. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  160 PAT    Check Shelves
Description 363 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index.
Contents Overgeneralization -- Vague definition -- Post hoc, propter hoc -- False analogy -- Partial selection of the evidence -- Groupthink -- Scams, deceptions, ruses, swindles, hoaxes and gaslights -- Begging the question -- The logic of Alice.
Subject Critical thinking.
ISBN 1591022460 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $21.98
9781591022466 (pbk. : alk. paper)