This book is an education in the art of reasoning. Something few of us are actually any good at. It's an wonderfully entertaining read for those of us who would like to argue or debate or for those who would like to improve their reasoning skills. And since it's written for the layperson, no specialist knowledge is required.



The amount of bad logic and fallacious reasoning that's exposed in each of the over 300 examples had me transfixed. Fascinating and enlightening for those of us who are willing to learn. It's those who argue for the the supernatural that come out of this book the worst, by far. In the Introduction, the author says: ''In debating claims against the supernatural, I have found that in virtually all situations, what is trying to be passed off as a magically delicious argument, it is actually just logically fallacious - no magic involved.'' But we're all guilty at times of using logic incorrectly. Everyone of us! If you don't believe me, then read this book. You'll be surprised!