I learned a lot and it. Helped a ton with my class, but god this book is boring. Forcing myself to read it was awful. Oh well, it is a textbook and I got a B in the class so it did its job!

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Michelle

Horrible required text

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014

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I'm glad I did the book rental for this text because I want nothing to do with it now that my course is over. It is so difficult to focus while reading this book. I don't feel like the author is writing for 101 students. It was so hard to grasp the concepts being explained. There were even times that my professor said to disregard certain parts of the text because the author did such a bad job of explaining. Also, FYI the author is British so some of the spellings will be strange.

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P. M. Moore

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016

I don't know why this book has got such poor reviews.It's a very through explanation of formal arguments and the process of analyzing arguments to determine if they are sound or not, and of course covering the types of logical fallacies.

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to study the subject. However, it's pretty dry and not suitable for anyone who wants a brief introduction. I used the book for self-study. I took my time and wrote up study notes as I went, and I got a lot out of the book.

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Darth Vindex (A.V.S)

The Book the Illuminati Does Not Want You To Read

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2009

There is a certain ironic reason for why I term this book 'the book the Illuminati does not want you to read'.
This is a truly wonderful piece of work - and it is aiding me extremely much in my spiritual development and not just in that area but most importantly my social life and what is going on in the material world around me. People like the authors of this book are blessed with the power to affect change on a global scale.
I wish I could call this book a miracle - but I think that'd be an overstatement. This book does not only belong to every modern day philosopher's shelf but also to every shelf of a practicing magician who wishes to embrace the concept of the sinister. For it is there where we find the true state of our being and where each one of us must go in the end to reach further.

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Elaine Roberts

He needs to keep his political views out of the text!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014

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I tried to stay focused on what he was attempting to get across but his constant rhetoric about Obama and other liberal agenda was VERY distracting. I don't share his political beliefs and feel that if the book isn't on politics, he needs to keep the references out. If I didn't have to read this for a class I would throw it out!

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Javier Adame

A venture in Publish or Perish

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2011

Too many university text books have been authored by a person who has not been able to publish real scholarship, such as a book length treatment of a philosophical question. I read through this book and tried to imagine how the authors might be, because the book is very, very dull and exceptionally long winded. Then out of curiosity I googled the authors. One of them made me stop questioning the invention of the Niqab. I found very little scholarship attributed to that person, which made me suspect that I had not read the words of a real authority---even if it's just about basic, simple logic. The information contained in this book could have been reduced to about three pages. The rest is just academic silicone.

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Gordy Mckellar

Sets a solid foundation everyone should have

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2015

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One of the first books I ever bought in undergraduate philosohy; so good, and so useful to navigating the incessant drivel and double-speak that characterise today's society, that I would recommend this to everyone, including those finishing high school.
Yes, this is a foundation level book; but without this foundation, or one like it, you will struggle. So good I'm buying again for Kindle!

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nevaduh

Good for UGrad, bad for PGrad.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2012

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I was required to purchase this book for a Masters level research design course. While the book is useful in explaining important concepts of critical thinking and analysis, it does so in a very, very basic way. It is equatable to something you would learn in a 100-level undergraduate critical thinking course.

If you are an undergraduate student, this book is definitely oriented to you, so it might be the right one for you. I am not in a position to necessarily recommend it to an undergrad, but certainly consider it.

If you are a post-graduate student, steer clear. This is not the critical thinking book for you. There are much better books geared toward post-graduate study.

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Jessica

Interesting book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2014

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I bought this for my philosophy course and can't wait to start studying this topic, the book looks really easy to follow with good exercises included.

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CHLOEEEEE

Very educational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2013

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I had brought this for my brother and he has made much use of it. This has improved his knowledge loads