Book. http://alav.in/thinking-well/
Here, again, we will expose a variety of fallacies in reasoning. Fallacies can be made to seem very persuasive by means of effective rhetoric. We need to be on our guard against this kind of sophistry. It permeates of public and political discourse. This chapter will help you cut through oratorical obfuscation and see through the deceitful intentions of poor reasoners.
1. Summarize the basic problems, principles, and methods of Logic.
3. Use clear, logical, and concise language in both speaking and writing.
4. Analyze the difference, in terms of truth claims, between legitimate science and activity that merely appears to be scientific.
6. Assess the arguments found in passages of philosophical/psychological literature
7. Deconstruct the ways in which truth claims are disseminated and manufactured in the information environment.
