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C. L. Hamblin's Fallacies was the first full survey of the history of fallacies. His deep analysis of arguments and reasoning intiated much work on critical thinking. This is a reproduction of the original text of 1970.

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[Hamblin's Fallacies] was the first full-length scholarly book on fallacies since the Middle Ages, and arguably since Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations itself. Jim Mackenzie, Informal Logic As important as it is as a historical study, Hamblin's Fallacies is even more important today for its signal contribution to our understanding and analysis of informal arguments. . . . with its extensive historical overview and sharp analyses of the logical fallacies. John Plecnik and John Hoaglund

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C. L. (Charles Leonard) Hamblin (1922-1985) received his undergraduate degree in philosophy, mathematics, and physics and an M.A. in philosophy at Monash University. He received a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in language andinformation theory. From 1955 to 1985 he was Lecturer then Professor in the School of Philosophy of the University of NewSouth Wales, making lasting contributions to both philosophy and computer science.

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