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'This is an enjoyable, lively book, very easy to read, full of interesting examples, on an extremely important subject.' Pragmatics & Cognition Vol 1 (2) 1993 'Walton's book has the great merit of including a wide variety of credible, complex, and often striking examples of the kinds of arguments he wants to examine ... intelligent and thought-provoking book.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'the author's analysis ... is precise and thorough and lawyers, with their persistent recourse to the slippery slope, could derive benefit from this examination of the strengths, weaknesses and varied uses of this species of argument.' Cambridge Law Journal 'A welcome addition to the list of Walton's works on fallacies and practical reasoning. The study should appeal to a wide audience.' H.C. Byerly, University of Arizona, Choice, Mar '93 'Walton offers insightful diagnostics of the success and failure of certain kinds of slippery slopes. The text is lucidly and entertainingly written, usefully divided up into titled subsections for easy reference ... an important new contribution to the growing literature on informal logic and practical reasoning.' Dale Jacquette, The Pennsylvania State University, History and Philosophy of Logic, 14 (1993) 'His fourfold classification of slippery slope arguments combined with his admirable blending of a theoretical account of slopes with a practical guide to their criticism makes his work an important contribution to the study of informal logic. Walton's monograph is equally indispensable for anyone who teaches critical thinking.' Argumentation

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