Why Good Arguments Often Fail

Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ

By James W. Sire

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 206 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: February 2006

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3381-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3381-8
IVP Order Code: 3381

Related Subjects

Apologetics

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