The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning

Description

The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years. "Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective it appears that it can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve his reasoning skills." --Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer "Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy." --Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer "I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!" --11 Year Old What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning. - For ages twelve through adult. - Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away. - Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. - Includes The Fallacy Detective Game. - Exercises with answer key. Review: Good - While I was researching this, I found some reviews claiming that some of the examples given in the book had political angle to them. As I wanted to buy this for my son, I ended up buying cheaper kindle version, reading through that, finding it just fine, and then I ordered print version for my son. Review: Good book for adults too - Easy to read and get through. Some fallacies tend to be super nuanced so the simple explanations help.