A logical fallacy can be defined as a “false argument” (Kirszner and Mandell 84). It can be considered that “a writer who inadvertently uses logical fallacies is not thinking clearly or logically…” (Kirszner and Mandell 84). In the play Death of a Salesman, there are an assortment of situations depicting different types of logical fallacies. Cognitive distortions are also present in this piece. Some characters in Death of a Salesman have thoughts that seem slightly fuzzy. These distortions sometimes occur when people “…think in extreme ways…” (“Cognitive distortions”). In 1949, Arthur Miller created the play Death of a Salesman. This is the play that made him most famous (Gioia and Kennedy 1763). “…This work is undoubtedly the pinnacle of his achievement” (Gioia and Kennedy 1763). Miller wrote many additional plays, but is best known for Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York, on October 17, 1915 (“Blooms Notes” 8). Miller and his family lived in upscale Harlem for the first fourteen years of his life (8). Then, after a terrible stock market crash that hit the family hard, they moved to Brooklyn, New York (8). He attended the University of Michigan where he studied playwriting (8). In addition to writing plays, he wrote scripts for radio and worked as a steamfitter during World War II (Gioia and Kennedy 1763). He began writing plays around 1936, but “it was the following play that established his reputation: Death of a Salesman…” (“Bloom’s Notes” 8). Other plays Miller has written include The Crucible and All My Sons. He also "...published an autobiography, several volumes of essays, two collections of short stories, and two novels..." (Gioia and Ken... middle of paper......Distortions." Healthy Mind.com 2004. February 5, 2009.< http://www.healthymind.com/s-distortions.html>Hadhomi, Leah “Dramatic Rhythm in the Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, Laurie G. and Stephen R. Mandell.” Brief Wadsworth Handbook United States: Thompson, 2008.Miller, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman Ed. "Death of a Salesman: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing." . Dana Gioia and XJ Kennedy. 10th edition New York: Pearson, 2007. Murray, Edward A Salesman. "Reading on Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc., 1999. Porter, Thomas E." Willy Loman and the American Dream", Inc..., 1999.