A logical fallacy can be defined as a "flawed 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 that exemplify different types of logical fallacies. Cognitive distortions are also present in this comedy. Some characters in Death of a Salesman have thoughts that seem slightly unclear. These distortions sometimes result when people “…think in extreme ways…” (“Cognitive Distortions”). In the year 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 other 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 radio scripts and worked as a steamboatman during World War II (Gioia and Kennedy 1763). He began writing plays around 1936, but "It was his next play that secured his reputation: Death of a Salesman..." ("Bloom's Notes" 8). Other plays written by Miller include The Crucible and All My Sons. He has 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. Hadhomi, Leah. “Dramatic Rhythm in Death of a Salesman New York: Chelsea House, 1991. Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. Wadsworth's Short Handbook United States: Thompson, 2008. Miller, Arthur Miller, Ed. Harold Bloom. "Death of a Salesman". Literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry, theater and writing Ed. Dana Gioia and XJ Kennedy. 10th edition: Pearson, 2007. Murray, Edward a Salesman." Readings on Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc., 1999.Porter, Thomas E. "Willy Loman and the American Dream Readings on the Death of a Salesman San Diego seller: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1999.