An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

By Ali Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo

Categories: Education & Teaching, Self-Help

Ali Almossawi presents nineteen common logical fallacies, each explained in a short text and illustrated by Alejandro Giraldo with animal characters. The fallacies include circular reasoning, appeal to hypocrisy, straw man, slippery slope and the false dilemma, with examples drawn from everyday arguments. Written for adults and children alike, the book teaches readers to recognize bad reasoning and think more clearly.

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• Shane Parrish: “Perfect summer reading for adults and kids alike. One friend of mine has created a family game where they all try to spot the reasoning flaws of others. The person with the most points at the end of the week gets to pick where they go for dinner. I have a suspicion his kids will turn out to be politicians or lawyers”