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Why Good Arguments Often Fail: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ

Why Good Arguments Often Fail: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ


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Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Preface I Believe--Help My Unbelief: Credible Witness Part 1: Common Logical Fallacies 1. Love is a Fallacy 2. You're All Hypocrites! Unqualified and Hasty Generalizations 3. It's Dangerous to Believe You're Right: Causes and Contradictions 4. You Have Insulted Us All: Sentiment, False Analogy and Poisoning the Well Part 2: Good Arguments That Often Fail 5. People Can't Communicate. What? Arrogance, Aggression and Cleverness 6. I Don't Get It: Misreading the Audience 7. What a Harebrained Idea! Worldviews and Evolution 8. Who Am I to Judge? Worldviews and Relativism 9. The Heart Wants What It Wants: Moral Blindness Part 3: Good Arguments That Work 10. I See You Are Very Religious: Paul in Athens 11. So Why Should I Believe Anything? Christian Witness in a Postmodern World 12. Framing Effective Arguments: A Guide to Literature Notes Author Index Subject Index

About the Author :
James W. Sire (Ph.D., University of Missouri), formerly editor of InterVarsity Press and frequent lecturer throughout the U.S. and Europe, is the author of numerous books, including The Universe Next Door, which has sold over a quarter-million copies in four editions. He is also the author of Naming the Elephant, Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All? and Habits of the Mind.

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"One of the key features of the book is the inclusion of a discussion on factors that persuade or dissuade people of different points of view. Sire is extremely practical in addressing issues such as the danger of the use of defective arguments, which often do more harm than good and the importance of sensitivity to the questioner. In three well-arranged sections, Sire discusses defective argumentation, how one's worldview influences one's beliefs and how to best present the gospel. He also, in the end, includes an extensive bibliographywith comments and suggestions that is invaluable."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780830833818
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press,US
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 272 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0830833811
  • Publisher Date: 22 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 206
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ


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