How to Spot Dishonest Arguments table of contents

Contents

1 Honest debate tactics 5

2 Dishonest debate tactics 6

3 Euphemisms and dysphemisms 39

4 Probability and statistics 42

5 The scientific method 58

6 How to make decisions 64

7 How to manage risk 68

8 Politicians 72

9 Journalists 75

10 Your bad instincts and how to overcome them 80

11 Forecasters 86

12 Situations where lying is illegal and not illegal 92

13 Lying with graphics 93

14 Engineering and trade offs 95

15 Conclusion 98

Bibliography 99