{"product_id":"9781922247810-an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","title":"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAimed at teaching newcomers to the field of critical thinking - particularly younger ones - the importance of logical reasoning using a novel approach, this book covers a small set of common errors in reasoning and visualises them using memorable illustrations that are supplemented with lots of examples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much needed dose of old-school logic (\u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e old-school, a la Aristotle).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are cogent explanations of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003estraw man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e fallacy, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eslippery slope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e  argument, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ead hominem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that fall short — plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical \u003ci\u003efaux pas\u003c\/i\u003e. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eappeal to ignorance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eargument from consequences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce you learn to recognise these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from parliamentary debate to YouTube comments — which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions. It’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31648676610145,"sku":"9781922247810","price":11.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27480299.jpg?v=1760448500","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781922247810-an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}