Fallacies Arising from Ambiguity

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Ambiguity and Fallacies

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 1-35

3. Equivocation

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 37-76

4. Amphiboly

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 77-120

5. Accent

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 121-153

6. Figure of Speech

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 155-183

7. Innuendo

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 185-220

8. Bias

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 221-254

9. A Pragmatic Synthesis

   • Douglas Walton

   Pages 255-280

10. Back Matter

    Pages 281-293

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We are happy to present to the reader the first book of our Applied Logic Series. Walton's book on the fallacies of ambiguity is firmly at the heart of practical reasoning, an important part of applied logic. There is an increasing interest in artifIcial intelligence, philosophy, psychol­ ogy, software engineering and linguistics, in the analysis and possible mechanisation of human practical reasoning. Continuing the ancient quest that began with Aristotle, computer scientists, logicians, philosophers and linguists are vigorously seeking to deepen our understanding of human reasoning and argumentation. Significant communities of researchers are actively engaged in developing new approaches to logic and argumentation, which are better suited to the urgent needs of today's applications. The author of this book has, over many years, made significant contributions to the detailed analysis of practical reasoning case studies, thus providing solid foundations for new and more applicable formal logical systems. We welcome Doug Walton's new book to our series.

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