Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You Revised ed. Edition

Book came on time. This is a book I have been needing for the last year. I've been studying for the LSAT for the last year and even applied to l-school to see if I can get into a school. However, if I do not get into a school this year, my study plan is to first find a book that explains logic and how to recognize logic and re-study for the exam again. This book is a great summary of logic. After reading this book, I hope to ace the LSAT, or at least score in the 87-93 percentile. So far, the book is great. I have been honestly amazed at how I am approaching my study questions and reviewing with more precision on what is triggering me to get some questions wrong and how to recognize if language is really deceiving me. With time and persistence, you will become a master of logic even if you are not interesting in pursuing a legal education.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I've been working to get ready for the LSAT and it laid some ground work that I'd been taught, but didn't understand. This made it easy and understandable. I'm appreciative of the author and how she conveys the message of logic. I'm very glad I purchased this, because it contained exactly what I needed, at the time I needed it.I would really like to continue to expand my knowledge of logic, and arguments. Looking forward to the next books and suggestions.

The selection of topics for discussion in this book is a bit mystifying. One would think that this book would attempt to make logic simple. Bennett has chosen to discuss mnemonics for 64 moods of syllogisms (of which only 4 are valid), but does not elaborate (significantly) on such concepts as "maldistributed middle" or the fallacy of four terms, which seem to me to be much more relevant to avoiding errors in logic. There is a lot of historical discussion about who invented what method of diagraming syllogisms and the psychological problems with being logical, but there is relatively little about informal fallacies. Perhaps the problem is that the title of the book should be "The Topic of Logic Made Simple" instead of one that implies "Being Logical Made Simple."

It’s a really good book, but I wouldn’t say that it makes logic “easy”. If you’re already familiar with the terms Bennet uses, then it’ll be an easier read. It’s heavier material than I anticipated, but it is a very good book. I recommend it.

This book actually does what it says! I got introduced to it by a The Knife of Aristotle and immediately got hooked up on learning more about logic!! It is well written and truly makes logic accessible to anyone who wants to learn the basics.

I think you would be hard-pressed to find an introductory text on logic for self-teaching purposes better than Bennett's "Logic Made Easy".

ITS A LITTLE DIFFICULT EGTTHING THROUGH LOGIC, BUT THE MORE YOU READ AND ACCEPT TO UNDERSTAND IT, THE MORE LIKE 2ND NATURE IT WILL BECOME - AS IF THOUGH YOU KNEW THE WHOLE TIME

This book has great information for those in philosophy classes that are analyzing arguments, or just for general knowledge. I wanted to learn more so that I could better understand the LSAT. There were small portions that addressed this, but there is not enough to accomplish my purpose for reading.