''Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You'' is a 2004 book by
Deborah J. Bennett
Deborah Jo Bennett (born 1950) is an American mathematician, mathematics education, mathematics educator, and book author. She is a professor of mathematics at New Jersey City University.
Education and career
Bennett is originally from Tuscaloos ...
published by
W.W. Norton & Company (). Its theme is the analysis of what common words such as "some", "all", and "not" mean, and how logic relates to speech and writing. It discusses eliminating problems such as
ambiguity
Ambiguity is the type of meaning in which a phrase, statement or resolution is not explicitly defined, making several interpretations plausible. A common aspect of ambiguity is uncertainty. It is thus an attribute of any idea or statement ...
and
imprecise language
Imprecise language, informal spoken language, or everyday language is less precise than any more formal language, formal or academic languages.
Language might be said to be imprecise because it exhibits one or more of the following features:
* am ...
from
communications, such as in
technical writing.
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2004 non-fiction books
Logic books
W. W. Norton & Company books
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