TY - BOOK AU - Whyte, Jamie. AU - Jamie Whyte TI - Crimes against logic : : exposing the bogus arguments of politicians, priests, journalists, and other serial offenders SN - 9780071446433 U1 - 160 WHY PY - 2004/// CY - , New York, PB - : McGraw-Hill KW - Logic KW - Argumentation KW - Rhetorik KW - Sophismes N1 - The right to your opinion Motives Authority Prejudice in fancy dress Shut up! Empty words Inconsistency Equivocation Begging the question Coincidence Shocking statistics Morality fever N2 - Offers a funny romp through the mulligan stew of illogic, unreason, and drivel served up daily in the media by pundits, psychics, ad agencies, New Age gurus, statisticians, free trade ideologues, business "thinkers," and politicians. This is a troubleshooting guide to both public and private discourse ER -