Looking for a good logic book?

Question

Hello,

I'm looking for a book that is a good review of logic--including a comprehensive list of fallacies. More towards rhetoric and debate, and less towards math. Any reccommendations? Thanks!!

IQ: Thanks for the answer! I should clarify: I don't mean "rhetoric" the way it is often used in the news, etc (as in political rhetoric)...I mean classical rhetoric (that accompanies grammar adn logic; the trivium). Also, I tried my college bookstore, but the only logic classes available at the moment are mathematical in nature, and thus, use texts that are written in a format more suited for math than debate, philosophy, etc. Thanks though!

Answer 1

Schaum's Outline of Logic is an EXCELLENT resource.

Answer 2

First of all, if you want to learn rhetoric, logic is the wrong place for you. Logic is the cure for rhetoric.

Secondly, most logic texts will cover basic argument, statement structure, and logical fallacies at the beginning (the kind of logic that is most readily applicable to argument), and will cover symbolic logic later in the text.

As far as finding a good text, the best bet is actually to pick up the introductory logic text at your nearest college bookstore. The book will have been hand picked by the professor teaching the class, who would be a reliable authority on the subject and would have seen most of the texts out there already.

Answer 3

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Answer 4

I'm not sure.. but on fallacies you might check into Nietzschie's opinions on abandonding morals to delve deeper into the infinitie ocean of knowledge.

I see someone suggested Sophie's World. Excellent book!! I highly suggest it!

I see you added... for classical rhedoric... try Aristotle's work on it. Check it out on Amazon.

Answer 5

like a book, about the alpha bet?