The Art of Deception: How To: Win an Argument, Defend a Case, Recognize a Fallacy, See Through Deception, Persuade a Skeptic, Turn Defeat into Victory

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There's no shortage of books on critical thinking, fallacies, rhetoric, etc., and I picked up this particular one because I thought it might be convenient and fun to review this material in audio format.I assumed that the title was just meant to be catchy for marketing purposes, but I found that Capaldi is actually quite serious about it. But a bigger problem is that some of the presented arguments are actually reasonable and appropriate in some circumstances, whereas other arguments are almost always deceptive, and Capaldi gives almost no guidance on how to make the distinction. His approach is to offer a how-to presentation of deceptive arguments on the grounds that knowing how to produce such arguments will enable you detect when others are using them against you, thus protecting you against deception. Presumably, that means that if you use such arguments yourself, at best your aim is to "win" in settings such as legal cases, debates, and marketing, while at worst your aim is to actually decieve; either way, your aim isn't to engage in collaborative and constructive dialogue in pursuit of truth or consensus (sophistry instead of dialectic).One problem with this approach is that it only tangentially teaches critical thinking, since the aim is defensive or offensive, rather than constructive. Moreover, some of the arguments will usually be easily recognized as deceptive, so it would be counterproductive to use them even if your aim is to decieve.A final problem is that Capaldi's audio narration doesn't really work. His delivery is somewhat dry and stiff, the material is too rapid-fire for adequate assimilation, and audio format is totally unsuitable for reference purposes.In summary, you could consider this audiobook if you desperately want to try an audio presentation on this subject, but I can't really recommend it because of the numerous and substantial problems I've noted.

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This text was a magnificent accomplishment. His comical yet serious review offers advice to the argumentation student in words I can't achieve. Schweinsberg said.

Michel Schweinsberg's brilliant review. Reading some of the reviews, I was dismayed. I of course believed that there was some sort of miscommunication, or perhaps that the readers knew nothing of the subject, or that they simply didn't know what they were getting when they purchased the book.

With a playful attitude, he has delivered valuable information in the same spirit with which one should "weild" the tools in the text; that is, as a serious weapon, but done mostly for enjoyment and clarity of thought. SCHWEINSBERG'S REVIEW, AND FOLLOW HIS ADVICE.

If you have ever been told that your arguments lack facts, structure, or logic, then this book is for you. Learning the skills to challenge and defend anything and everything is an art indeed. Highly recommend it for partisan zealots. PenetratingArmenian A Self Certified Blogspot Blogger

I think the most valuable part of this book is the appendix. The book mainly promotes the use of deception over reason. But this is contrary to what the author says in the introduction. This book is classic sophism. Since, I want my money back. The deception is supposed to be used as a device to aid in learning informal logic, not as a tool to crush others.

This book is effective at being uncompromising, but that is incompatible with being a good communicator. I know you're thinking, duh. The practice problems are nice to look over. The author has a very aggressive and pretentious tone. Capaldi, the author, encourages people to be stubborn and uncompromising rather than problem solving. I should have borrowed this one.

-laughs- Also, the references to the "Great Books" by the author were interesting, but extraneous in my opinion.