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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Philip Jenkins and I originally planned to write this book together. Although Philip had too many other projects to find the time to work on this one as well, he generously suggested several examples, pointed me toward sources, and commented on drafts. I also benefited from valuable comments by Margaret Andersen, Ronet Bachman, Loy Bilderback, Robert Broadhead, James A. Holstein, Timothy Kubal, Donileen R. Loseke, David F. Luckenbill, and Tracy M. Thibodeau. University of Delaware honors students Tammy Ader, Brian Arban, Andrew Devereaux, Thomas Madura, Karen McCready, Jacquelynn Nicnick, Meghan Shaw, Barbara Sweeney, Denise Weaver, Kelly Wesstrom, and Melissa Zwickel read the entire manuscript and gave me valuable feedback. Writing a critique of common errors in reasoning is a tricky business: it invites readers to find the mistakes in these pages. It would be nice to be able to blame scapegoats but, alas, the friends who commented on the manuscript gave me good advice—although I didn’t always take it. The flaws are mine.