Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You

Author:   Deborah J. Bennett (New Jersey City University)
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780393326925


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 July 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You


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""Professor Bennett entertains as she instructs,"" writes Publishers Weekly about the penetrating yet practical Logic Made Easy. This brilliantly clear and gratifyingly concise treatment of the ancient Greek discipline identifies the illogical in everything from street signs to tax forms. Complete with puzzles you can try yourself, Logic Made Easy invites readers to identify and ultimately remedy logical slips in everyday life. Designed with dozens of visual examples, the book guides you through those hair-raising times when logic is at odds with our language and common sense. Logic Made Easy is indeed one of those rare books that will actually make you a more logical human being.

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Author:   Deborah J. Bennett (New Jersey City University)
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
Imprint:   WW Norton & Co
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.205kg
ISBN:  

9780393326925


ISBN 10:   0393326926
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 July 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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In this case, you can judge a book by its cover--or at least its title: the author makes a promise right at the start and then follows through by making logic easy for readers to understand.


""In this case, you ""can judge a book by its cover--or at least its title: the author makes a promise right at the start and then follows through by making logic easy for readers to understand.""


Author Information

Deborah J. Bennet is the author of Randomness and teaches mathematics at New Jersey City University in Jersey City.

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