Crimes Against Logic by Whyte, Jamie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents

Preface 1 – The Right to Your Opinion

The Irrelevant Right Rights and Duties Opinion Duties

2 – Motives

Political Motives Spotting the Motive Fallacy

3 – Authority

The People Matters of Opinion Victims Celebrities

4 – Prejudice in Fancy Dress

Mystery Faith Odds On Weird Science But Still ’Tis Evident

5 – Shut Up!

Shut Up—You’re Not Allowed to Speak Shut Up—You’re Boring Shut Up—You Sound Like Hitler

6 – Empty Words

Jargon Weasel Words Hooray Words Quotation Marks

7 – Inconsistency

Implied Generalizations Weird Ideas Real Contradictions

8 – Equivocation

Poverty and Poverty Exploitation, Mexploitation Verbal Solutions

9 – Begging the Question

Tolerance Intolerance Begging Political Questions Disguised Assumptions

10 – Coincidence

What You’d Expect Coincidental Healing Thank You Lord for Making Me Likely

11 – Shocking Statistics

British Poverty Switching Banks and Other Lies Dope with Dad? Anorexia and Other Big Small Numbers

12 – Morality Fever

What’s Wicked Is False What’s Beneficial Is True The Meek Shall Inherit the Truth Be Serious

Footnotes

Publication Information

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