Bibliography and Links

A couple of books on the subject:

Aristotle. Sophistical Refutations, W. A. Pickard-Cambridge, trans. In The Complete Works of Aristotle, Johathan Barnes, ed. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1984.

Damer, T. Edward. Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1995.

Engle, Morris S. With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies, 6th Ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Fallacies: Classical and Contemporary Readings. Hans V. Hansen and Robert C. Pinto, eds. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.

Fearnside, W. Ward and William B. Holther. Fallacy: The Counterfeit of Argument. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, 1959.

Hamblin, Charles L. Fallacies. London: Meuthen, 1970.

Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1971.

Walton, Douglas. A Pragmatic Theory of Fallacy. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1995.

Links to some helpful websites on fallacies:

Fallacy Files - A WebLog maintained by Gary N. Curtis. Fallacies are accessible both alphabetically and by categories. In addition, there are in-depth discussions and other features. Especially good treatment of the classical formal fallacies. Provides some historical context for the fallacies listed, and cites sources indicating earlier treatments of the fallacies. Highly recommended.

Wikipedia - List of Logical Fallacies - An extensive compendium of fallacies, with very brief descriptions. Think of this as the index for other Wikipedia entries on individual fallacy names.

Master List of Logical Fallacies - Maintained by Owen Williamson. A long list (146 entries) including many fallacies not on my list, organized alphabetically, with no attempt at classification. It does not distinguish fallacies from rhetorical ploys. It also does not include citations or histories. Rather, it is an attempt to identify fallacies "as they are used in today's discourse," so his terminology is often more up-to-date than mine.

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