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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Why Good Arguments often Fail</title>
    <subTitle>Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Sire, James W.</namePart>
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    <publisher>InterVarsity Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2006</dateIssued>
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    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>205 p.  ;  21 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>I believe-- help my unbelief : a credible witness -- Common logical fallacies. Love is a fallacy / by Max Shulman. You're all hypocrites! : unqualified and hasty generalizations. It's dangerous to believe you're right : causes and contradictions. You have insulted us all : sentiment, false analogy and poisoning the well -- Good arguments that often fail. People can't communicate--what? : arrogance, aggression and cleverness ; I don't get it : misreading the audience ; What a harebrained idea! : worldviews and evolution ; Who am I to judge? : worldviews and relativism ; The heart wants what it wants : moral blindness -- Good arguments that work. I see you are very religious : Paul in Athens ; So why should I believe anything? : Christian witness in a postmodern world ; Framing effective arguments : a guide to literature.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">James W. Sire</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Jesus Christ—Person and offices.Apologetics</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">BT203 .S5 2006</classification>
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