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Monday, October 25, 2004

 

Humbug!--skeptic’s web guide to spotting fallacies

Humbug "the skeptic’s web guide to spotting fallacies in thinking" by Jef Clark. An online book (<50>

[http://www.austhink.org/critical/Humbug.pdf]

from the Introduction:

The short title of the book is Humbug! Humbug may be defined as "deceptive or false talk or behaviour" (OED). The book is intended to provide guidance on the detection of humbug - whether humbug is spoken or written.

Purpose and Usage
Humbug! is intended to serve two main purposes:
1. A "ready reference" which may be consulted as required during forums, debates, lectures, public talks, seminars and tutorials, whether such events are part of a formal program of
study, or open to the broader community; and


2. A guide to be consulted as part of the reading and writing process – particularly by students as they research and write seminar papers or essays for assessment purposes.





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