Book of Fallacies

The Book of Fallacies is a work by Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher, economist, and jurist known as the chief expounder of utilitarianism. Published in 1824, the book was compiled by Peregrine Bingham from Bentham's writings. It critiques common logical errors and deceptive arguments used in political discourse, aiming to expose flawed reasoning and promote clearer, more rational debate. Bentham argued that many accepted principles and traditions were based on fallacious reasoning rather than sound logic or the pursuit of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number".12