Grey Behaviors after Logical Fallacies in Public and Professional Communication

This practical guide helps readers recognize, assess, and defend against gray behaviors in persuasive communication, providing valuable tools for communicating successfully in various public and professional contexts. It examines 20 logical fallacies, cognitive errors, and rhetorical devices and discusses how to assess and respond to speakers who may be manipulating listeners or mistaken. The book offers self-assessment tests to ensure readers can evaluate gray behavior in professional and everyday interactions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide empowers readers to identify, evaluate, and effectively counter gray behaviors, which involve deceptive tactics used to persuade listeners through fallacious arguments. It offers invaluable tools for effective communication in diverse public and professional contexts. The book delves into 20 prevalent logical fallacies, cognitive errors, and rhetorical devices that can occur in persuasive communication, shedding light on how to discern and respond to speakers who may be intentionally manipulating listeners or may be inadvertently mistaken. Drawing upon research from communication, psychology, business management, and human resources, the book contextualizes fallacies within communication encounters such as negotiations, interviews, public debates, and personal conversations. It demonstrates how fallacies manifest not as abstract formulas but as integral aspects of these interactions. Each form of fallacious reasoning is exemplified through dialogues in both professional settings (such as interviewing and personnel assessment) and everyday interactions in public discourse. To reinforce learning, the book includes self-assessment tests that allow readers to evaluate their own susceptibility to gray behavior in these various contexts.

This book is a valuable resource for students and professionals across a wide range of fields, including communication, politics, management, human resources, organizational psychology, journalism, and anyone seeking to enhance their critical interaction skills. By equipping readers with the ability to recognize and challenge gray behaviors, this guide promotes ethical and effective communication, fostering better understanding and collaboration in diverse settings.

Weight: 190g
Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032016900