Straight & crooked thinking

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1. tpoacherJan 2021
   I recommend an (old) book by Thouless called "Straight and Crooked Thinking" if you can get your hands on a copy.

   It goes through a list of "dishonest" debate techniques (not necessarily relying on fallacies) and possible techniques to disarm them.

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2. tpoacherDec 2020
   If you can get your hands on it, I highly recommend an old book by (Robert?) Thouless called: "Straight and crooked thinking", which identifies the form of several common disingenuous argumentation techniques, brings out the fallacy or dishonest rhetorical device employed, and suggestions on how to counter them (or at least spot them more easily).
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3. CyberMacGyverNov 2019
   The best resource I have found is a fantastic old book - Straight and Crooked Thinking[1]

   [1] http://www.neglectedbooks.com/Straight_and_Crooked_Thinking....

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4. rahimnathwaniJul 2014
   Check out 'Straight and crooked thinking' by Robert Thouless.

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/1444117181

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5. rahimnathwaniFeb 2026
   I'm not sure we always want 'works'. Sometimes different 'expressions' of the same work are different enough that they don't have the same value.

   For example, compare the most recent edition of 'Straight and crooked thinking' with the one published in 1930.

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6. rahimnathwaniMar 2025
   Straight and Crooked Thinking. New editions aren't by the original author.

   https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=336

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