About the Book
What is ‘Humpty-Dumptying’? Do ‘arguments from analogy’ ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using ‘Weasel words?’ What is a ‘Politician’s answer?’ 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 new edition has many new entries including:
- Charity, principle of
- Lawyer’s Answer
- Least Worst Option
- Stonewalling
- Sunk-Cost Fallacy
- Tautology
- Truism
- 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.