Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You

Penetrating and practical, Logic Made Easy is filled with anecdotal histories detailing the often muddy relationship between language and logic. Complete with puzzles you can try yourself and questions you can use to raise your test scores, Logic Made Easy invites readers to identify and ultimately remedy logical slips in everyday life. Even experienced logicians will be surprised by Deborah Bennett's ability to identify the illogical in everything from maddening street signs to tax forms that make April the cruelest month. Designed with dozens of visual examples, the book guides readers through those hair-raising times when logic is at odds with common sense. Logic Made Easy is indeed one of those rare books that will actually make you a more logical human being.

Author: Deborah J. Bennett
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/17/2004
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.32w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9780393057485
ISBN10: 0393057488
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Logic