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Why good arguments often fail : making a more persuasive case for Christ / James W. Sire.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2006.Description: 205 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0830833811 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780830833818 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 239 22
LOC classification:
  • BT 203 .S5 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Believe-- help my unbelief : a credible witness -- Part I: Common logical fallacies -- Love is a fallacy, by Max Shulman -- You're all hypocrites! unqualified and hasty generalizations -- It's dangerous to believe you're right : causes and contradictions -- You have insulted us all : sentiment, false analogy and poisoning the well -- Part II: Good arguments that often fail -- People can't communicate : what? arrogance, aggression and cleverness -- I don't get it : misreading the audience -- What a harebrained idea! : worldviews and evolution -- Who am I to judge? : worldviews and relativism -- The heart wants what it wants : moral blindness -- Part III: Good arguments that work -- I see you are very religious : Paul in Athens -- So why should I believe anything? : Christian witness in a postmodern world -- Framing effective arguments : a guide to literature.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Believe-- help my unbelief : a credible witness -- Part I: Common logical fallacies -- Love is a fallacy, by Max Shulman -- You're all hypocrites! unqualified and hasty generalizations -- It's dangerous to believe you're right : causes and contradictions -- You have insulted us all : sentiment, false analogy and poisoning the well -- Part II: Good arguments that often fail -- People can't communicate : what? arrogance, aggression and cleverness -- I don't get it : misreading the audience -- What a harebrained idea! : worldviews and evolution -- Who am I to judge? : worldviews and relativism -- The heart wants what it wants : moral blindness -- Part III: Good arguments that work -- I see you are very religious : Paul in Athens -- So why should I believe anything? : Christian witness in a postmodern world -- Framing effective arguments : a guide to literature.