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BL
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589980
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b419199
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| Main Entry
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Thouless, Robert Henry,1894-
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| Title & Author
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Straight crooked thinking /\ R.H. Thouless C.R. Thouless
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| Edition Statement
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5th ed. // C.R. Thouless
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Hodder Education,, 2011
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xi, 174 pages :: illustrations ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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9781444117189
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: 1444117181
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| Notes
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Includes index
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"Major new edition of a timeless classic"--Cover
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| Contents
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Different ways of using language -- Words and facts -- The meanings of words -- Definition and some of its difficulties -- Good and bad definitions -- All and some -- Some dishonest tricks in argument -- Some logical fallacies -- Habits of thought -- Prejudice -- Predigested thinking -- Pitfalls in analogy -- Oratory and suggestion -- Tricks of suggestion -- Straight thinking -- The future of straight thinking
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| Abstract
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"This new edition of a timeless classic demonstrates how the use of clear, rational thinking and logic can win any argument, however emotionally charged the topic in question. It the typical flaws of reasoning and reveals the ways in which language can be used to generate emotional responses and manipulated reactions."--Page [4] cover
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Thought and thinking
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Logic
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| Added Entry
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Thouless, C. R., (Christopher Robert),1960-
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