Straw man arguments : a study in fallacy theory /

Straw man arguments : a study in fallacy theory /

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Author / Creator:Aikin, Scott F., author.
Imprint:London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
Ā©2022
Description:234 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Fallacies (Logic)
Reasoning.
Fallacies (Logic)
Reasoning.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12716895
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Other authors / contributors:Casey, John, author.
ISBN:9781350065000
1350065005
9781350065017
9781350065024
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book analyses the straw man fallacy and its deployment in philosophical reasoning. While commonly invoked in both academic dialogue and public discourse, it has not until now received the attention it deserves as a rhetorical device. Scott Aikin and John Casey propose that straw manning essentially consists in expressing distorted representations of one's critical interlocutor. To this end, the straw man comprises three dialectical forms, and not only the one that is usually suggested: the straw man, the weak man and the hollow man. Moreover, they demonstrate that straw manning is unique among fallacies as it has no particular logical form in itself, relying instead on representation. They discuss the importance of the onlooking audience to the successful deployment of the straw man, reasoning that the existence of an audience complicates the dialectical boundaries of argument. Providing a lively, provocative and thorough analysis of the straw man fallacy, this book will appeal to postgraduates and researchers alike, working in a range of fields including fallacies, rhetoric, argumentation theory and informal logic"--
Other form:Online version: Aikin, Scott F. Straw man arguments London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 9781350065017

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