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From the author of the hugely entertaining(Publishers Weekly) The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, lessons in debunking the faulty arguments we hear every dayThis latest book from the pop philosophy author of The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten tackles an endlessly fascinating area of popular debatethe faulty argument. Julian Baggini provides a rapid-fire selection of short, stimulating, and entertaining quotes from a wide range of famous people in politics, the media, and entertainment, including Donald Rumsfeld, Emma Thompson, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, and Chris Martin. Each entry takes as its starting point an example of highly questionablethough oddly persuasivereasoning from a broad variety of subjects. As Baggini teases out the logic in the illogical, armchair philosophers and aficionados of the absurd will find themselves nodding their heads as they laugh out loud. The Duck That Won the Lottery is perfect fodder for any cocktail party and pure pleasure for anyone who loves a good brain twister.
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Problems, exercises, Miscellanea, Philosophy, Thought and thinking, Games, Nonfiction, Reasoning| Edition | Availability |
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The Duck That Won the Lottery
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
1101047976 9781101047972
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The duck that won the lottery: 100 new experiments for the armchair philosopher
2009, Plume Book
in English
0452295416 9780452295414
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