One of the things that I’ve really enjoyed about mises.org since joining is exploring the way that some of you seem to recognize logical fallacies and point them out.
Terms like “Straw man” and “Argumentum ad verecundium” come to mind.
While I’ve already googled many of these terms, I was wondering if anyone could suggest some reading material on how these arguments are made, what they mean, etc.
Thanx a million!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacies
Where there is no property there is no justice; a proposition as certain as any demonstration in Euclid
Fools! not to see that what they madly desire would be a calamity to them as no hands but their own could bring
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/
Here's the site I usually use.
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
Bob Dylan
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
I also noticed that I had not heard any of those terms until I go involved in libertarianism.
I would suggest purchasing an argumentative writing book. Maybe check with your local college to find out what they use in their argumentative writing class.
At most, I think only 5% of the adult population would need to stop cooperating to have real change.