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You''ve Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations.

  • Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning
  • Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not
  • Demonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences
  • Explains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one''s life


Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xiii

1 Why Thinking Critically Is Important 1

2 Fallacies of Relevance 13

3 Fallacies of Evidence 45

4 Fallacies of Assumption 80

5 Critical Thinking and Objective Truth 97

References 116

Index 119

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 27 August 2009
      ISBN-13 9781405196642
      978-1405196642
      ISBN-10 1405196645
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      Philosophy: logic

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      You''ve Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations.

      • Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning
      • Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not
      • Demonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences
      • Explains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one''s life


      Table of Contents

      Preface ix

      Acknowledgements xiii

      1 Why Thinking Critically Is Important 1

      2 Fallacies of Relevance 13

      3 Fallacies of Evidence 45

      4 Fallacies of Assumption 80

      5 Critical Thinking and Objective Truth 97

      References 116

      Index 119

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