Nicholás Capaldi

Nicholas Capaldi Siempre que nos proponemos convencer a nuestros interlocutores, usamos determinadas estrategias de persuasión sin apenas darnos cuenta. Las aprendemos a ciegas con la propia legua pero, no obstante, obedecen a las reglas de la logica informal. Conviene dominarlas y perfeccionarlas conscientemente para sentirnos comodos en discusiones, para exponer claramente nuestra ideas o refutar las de otros que nos parecen incorrectas. Este arte de la logica informal se ha estudiado asiduamente desde la Antiguedad en la disciplina de la retorica. En la actualidad, mas que nunca nos vemos expuestos a argumentos dudosos o falsos en los discursos politicos, en los negocios y en la publicidad. Sin embargo, ni en las escuelas ni en las universidades se nos enseña retorica para poder descubrir o, si hace falta, usar los trucos mas habiles. Nicholas Capaldi, un gran especialista en logica informal, ofrece en este libro una explicacion clara y muy facil de seguir de todas las reglas de la argumentacion correcta y, sobre todo, como se montan y desmontan las trampas posibles. Dominar estas reglas nos permite hablar mas facilmente en publico, construir mejor nuestros argumentos, descubrir las falacias en los discursos politicos, vender mejor un producto o simplemente divertirnos con los amigos jugando a ponernos trampas logicas. Con las sencillas explicaciones y los divertidos ejemplos de Nicholas Capaldi, cualquier lector puede entrenarse para formular sus mejores defensas. Llevando siempre consigo este libro tendra a mano un arma secreta perfecta para convencer en todas las ocasiones sin dejarse convencer nunca mas de cosas imposibles o absurdas.

Siempre que nos proponemos convencer a nuestros interlocutores, usamos determinadas estrategias de persuasión sin apenas darnos cuenta. Las aprendemos a ciegas con la propia lengua pero, no obstante, obedecen a las reglas de la logica informal. Conviene dominarlas y perfeccionarlas conscientemente para sentirnos comodos en discusiones, para exponer claramente nuestras ideas o refutas las de otros que nos parecen incorrectas. Este arte de la logica informal se ha estudiado asiduamente desde la Antiguedad en la disciplina de la retorica. En la actualidad, mas que nunca nos vemos expuestos a argumentos dudosos o falsos en los discursos politicos, en los negocios y en la publicidad. Sin embargo, ni en las escuelas ni en las universidades se nos enseña retorica para poder descubrir o, si hace falta, usar los trucos mas habiles.

Can you tell when youre being deceived? This classic work on critical thinking - now fully updated and revised - uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one," the authors have written the book from the point of view of someone who wishes to deceive, mislead, or manipulate others. Having mastered the art of deception, readers will then be able to detect the misuse or abuse of logic when they encounter it in others - whether in a heated political debate or while trying to evaluate the claims of a persuasive sales person. Using a host of real-world examples, the authors show you how to win an argument, defend a case, recognize a fallacy, see through deception, persuade a skeptic, and turn defeat into victory. Not only do they discuss the fundamentals of logic (premises, conclusions, syllogisms, common fallacies, etc.), but they also consider important related issues often encountered in face-to-face debates, such as gaining a sympathetic audience, responding to audience reaction, using nonverbal devices, clearly presenting the facts, refutation, and driving home a concluding argument. Whether youre preparing for law school or you just want to become more adept at making your points and analyzing others arguments, The Art of Deception will give you the intellectual tools to become a more effective thinker and speaker. Helpful exercises and discussion questions are also included.

Now reissued for contemporary readers, this entertaining primer on critical thinking has been teaching people to think and speak more clearly for more than four decades. Do you know when youre being deceived? Can you trust the information coming from Washington, the media, and the Internet? This classic work on critical thinking uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one," the authors have written the book from the point of view of someone who wishes to deceive, mislead, or manipulate others. Having mastered the art of deception, readers will then be able to detect the misuse or abuse of logic when they encounter it in others -- whether in a heated political debate or while trying to evaluate the claims of a persuasive sales person. Using a host of real-world examples, the authors show you how to win an argument, defend a case, recognize a fallacy, see through deception, persuade a skeptic, and turn defeat into victory. Whether youre evaluating a social media rumor or you just want to become more adept at making your points and analyzing others arguments, The Art of Deception--now with an updated preface--will give you the intellectual tools to become a more effective thinker and speaker. Helpful exercises and discussion questions are also included.