Straight and Crooked Thinking
| Author | Robert H. Thouless |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Logic, psychology and education |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 261 pp |
| ISBN | 0-330-24127-3 |
| OCLC | 1230940 |
| 160 | |
| LC Class | BC108 .T48 1974 |
Straight and Crooked Thinking, first published in 1930, revised in 1953, and again in 1974 is a book by Robert H. Thouless which describes, assesses and critically analyses flaws in reasoning and argument. Before Robert's death in 1984 he asked his grandchild C. R. Thouless to create an updated version of the book with contemporary examples. The 4th edition came out in 1990 with very limited run and a 5th edition was published in 2011. The latter book includes discussions of post 9/11 middle eastern terrorism with Western responses and the 2008 Subprime mortgage crisis. Robert Thouless described it as a practical manual, rather than a theoretical one.