How Long to Read Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language

How Long Does it Take to Read Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 25 minutes to read Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language by S. Morris Engel

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

As S. Morris Engel alerts us in this eye-opening book, we risk falling into potentially harmful language traps every moment. Not just the occasional malapropism or grammatical faux pas, but a more sinister kind — distortions of meaning that would persuade us to believe something that may not be true. Sometimes these language traps are set for us deliberately by politicians, advertisers, journalists, lawyers or other professional persuaders. Sometimes they are set inadvertently by our friends, our loved ones — even ourselves. This work explains how and why these fallacies work, and how we may suffer the consequences when they do. Day after day we listen to government newspeak (our troops are called "peace-keeping forces"), exaggerated advertising claims from "leading authorities," twisted logic and misleading propaganda. We are treated to more and more euphemisms (slums are called "substandard housing"; dogcatchers, "animal welfare officers"). We encounter innumerable ambiguities ("I wish you all the good fortune you deserve") — and indulge in a few ourselves. The author wittily explores this verbal minefield, and tells us how to spot a language trap and how to avoid falling in. The book is not only a useful manual of verbal self-defense, it's an engrossing study of the nature of language and the subtle ways in which it operates. It will intrigue anyone interested in words, language, and the dynamics of modern culture.

How long is Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language?

Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language by S. Morris Engel is 203 pages long, and a total of 51,359 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language aloud.

What Reading Level is Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language?

Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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