A classic of how to think clearly and critically and ahead of its time in anticipating the threats to democracy by poor argument and shoddy reasoning

Engaging, clear and witty, it is a brilliant example of how philosophy can connect with the concerns with everyone and requires no knowledge of the subject

Susan Stebbing was the first woman in the UK to be appointed a professor of philosophy, in 1933

A new foreword by Nigel Warburton and introduction by Peter West help to set Stebbing book in helpful context