An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense
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- Author：Ali Almossawi
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Summary
The antidote to fuzzy thinking， with furry animals！
Have you read （or stumbled into） one too many irrational online debates？ Ali Almossawi certainly had， so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments！ This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic （really old-school， a la Aristotle）。
Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy， the slippery slope argument， the ad hominem attack， and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who （adorably） commit every logical faux pas。 Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise （ the appeal to ignorance ）。 And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because， if that were true， he wouldn’t like the result （the argument from consequences ）。
Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason， they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions。
Have you read （or stumbled into） one too many irrational online debates？ Ali Almossawi certainly had， so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments！ This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic （really old-school， a la Aristotle）。
Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy， the slippery slope argument， the ad hominem attack， and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who （adorably） commit every logical faux pas。 Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise （ the appeal to ignorance ）。 And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because， if that were true， he wouldn’t like the result （the argument from consequences ）。
Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason， they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions。
Reviews
Zhijing Jin
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Such a cute book， and very meaningful because literacy of logical fallacies are so important for everyone :）。 The book is organized by drawings + short descriptions of each logical fallacy type， including argument from consequences， straw man， appeal to irrelevant authority， equivocation， false dilemma， not a cause for a cause， appeal to fear， hasty generalization， appeal to ignorance， no true scotsman， genetic fallacy， guilt by association， affirming the consequent， appeal to hypocrisy， slipper Such a cute book， and very meaningful because literacy of logical fallacies are so important for everyone :）。 The book is organized by drawings + short descriptions of each logical fallacy type， including argument from consequences， straw man， appeal to irrelevant authority， equivocation， false dilemma， not a cause for a cause， appeal to fear， hasty generalization， appeal to ignorance， no true scotsman， genetic fallacy， guilt by association， affirming the consequent， appeal to hypocrisy， slippery slope， appeal to bandwagon， ad hominem， circular reasoning， composition and division。More pointers:- Book: https://bookofbadarguments。com/？view=。。。- More pointers on educational resources to learn logical fallacies: https://newslit。org/educators/civic-b。。。 。。。more
Topher
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A quick introduction to some of the give-away techniques used by your opponent in every disagreement you've ever had with anyone， ever。 Short， sharp explanations and charming drawings make this a book worthy of your time。 A quick introduction to some of the give-away techniques used by your opponent in every disagreement you've ever had with anyone， ever。 Short， sharp explanations and charming drawings make this a book worthy of your time。 。。。more
Scribe Publications
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I love this illustrated book of bad arguments。 A flawless compendium of flaws。Prof。 Alice Roberts， anatomist， presenter of the BBC's 'The Incredible Human Journey'A very good book every scientist should have。 Every scholar， really。Hope Jahren， author of Lab GirlA wonderfully digestible summary of the pitfalls and techniques of argumentation。 I can’t think of a better way to be taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical discourse。 A delightful little book。Aaron Koblin， Creativ I love this illustrated book of bad arguments。 A flawless compendium of flaws。Prof。 Alice Roberts， anatomist， presenter of the BBC's 'The Incredible Human Journey'A very good book every scientist should have。 Every scholar， really。Hope Jahren， author of Lab GirlA wonderfully digestible summary of the pitfalls and techniques of argumentation。 I can’t think of a better way to be taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical discourse。 A delightful little book。Aaron Koblin， Creative Director of the Data Arts team at GoogleThis little book takes a potentially ponderous subject （logical fallacies） and makes it wonderfully entertaining。Omaha World-Herald[A] handsome newcomer’s guide to the world of logic … Almossawi and his McSweeney’s-ready artist Giraldo accessibly tackle such classic subjects as circular reasoning， false dilemma， straw man， appeal to ignorance， and genetic fallacy … an attractive， substantive read。John Wenzel ， Denver PostEach explanation of a mistake — which he calls "an abuse of reason" — takes up a page at most， and is illustrated with anthropomorphised animals … Each of the selected missteps here should be avoided by anyone seeking to win an argument on more than bluster … A whimsical， straightforward primer … a guide to how to strengthen — and how not to weaken — your arguments。Shelf Awareness， starred reviewSeriously， An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments should be on every school curriculum。 Twitter will be a more civil place。Kevin Tang， BuzzFeedNow more than ever， you need this illustrated guide to bad arguments， faulty logic， and silly rhetoric。Dan Solomon， Fast CompanyBad arguments， great illustrations … gorgeous。Cory Doctorow， Boing Boing[A] wonderful primer on the logical fallacies that have been screwing up our thinking … since shortly after the invention of dirt。Ron Kretsch， Dangerous MindsShare [this book] with your friends。 Encourage your family members to flip through it。 Casually leave copies in public places。Jenny Williams， GeekDadA great primer for anyone looking to understand logical fallacies … Pass it along to the arguers — good and bad — in your life。Lauren Davis ， io9 。。。more
Gavin Stephenson-Jackman
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Unusual to say the least， but informative none the less。
Ana
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Muy breve。 Las ilustraciones una pasada。 Lo podrían mandar leer en los institutos， aunque sospecho que a los cinco minutos a la gente ya se le ha olvidado。
Guilherme Silva
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O livro é interessante e， apesar de saber que seria superficial e que é uma leitura introdutória ao assunto， não imaginei que seria tanto。 Mesmo assim， a arte e a construção do livro o torna interessante。
Naná
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Não é um livro infantil。 Legal， bem introdutório e tem uma linguagem simples。 Acredito que pode ser indicado para adolescentes no sentido de provocar uma reflexão sobre a internet， até mesmo uma preparação para ser mais crítico online， seja lendo， seja argumentando。
Wyatt
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I love this book for the same reason I love Bullshit by John Grant， they both teach the reader about the importance of argumentation and how to identify a Bad Argument or as Grant puts it: “Bullshit”The book in a short 44 pages touches on every main logical fallacy that you would learn in a university level Logic course （ at least the one I took） and gives enough examples and some very well drawn illustrations to make you more apt to identify when someone is using flawed logic in their beliefs o I love this book for the same reason I love Bullshit by John Grant， they both teach the reader about the importance of argumentation and how to identify a Bad Argument or as Grant puts it: “Bullshit”The book in a short 44 pages touches on every main logical fallacy that you would learn in a university level Logic course （ at least the one I took） and gives enough examples and some very well drawn illustrations to make you more apt to identify when someone is using flawed logic in their beliefs or argument。 I highly recommend this book to everyone because， as Richard Feynman put it “the first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool。”*Though I do recommend that everyone buys this book to help support Ali Almossawi for what he’s done， I understand if you don’t have the means to purchase it right now but still want the information so that you can start applying it to your life and therefore I have attached a free copy of the book for your learning pleasure。 Enjoy （: https://bookofbadarguments。com/？view=。。。 。。。more
Sameer Sohail
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Clear and precise。 Explains much of illogical stuff that you'd encounter in everyday life。 Would've given it 5 stars but the author uses some technical terms while explaining the fallacies that he defines in the glossary at the end， which should've been explained along the way when they were being used。 Clear and precise。 Explains much of illogical stuff that you'd encounter in everyday life。 Would've given it 5 stars but the author uses some technical terms while explaining the fallacies that he defines in the glossary at the end， which should've been explained along the way when they were being used。 。。。more
0vai5
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- This is a nice short summary of different types of Bad Arguments。 - It is a good read for people who *do not* like the concepts/ideas hidden in long stories as is the norm in many books（self help in particular）。- I didnt find much new in the book， but atleastnow i have designated names for the different types of bad arguments。 - The definitions presented in the end came in quite handy and perhaps would have been better if they are presented before the contents。PS: I liked most of the illustrat - This is a nice short summary of different types of Bad Arguments。 - It is a good read for people who *do not* like the concepts/ideas hidden in long stories as is the norm in many books（self help in particular）。- I didnt find much new in the book， but atleastnow i have designated names for the different types of bad arguments。 - The definitions presented in the end came in quite handy and perhaps would have been better if they are presented before the contents。PS: I liked most of the illustrations presented in the book。 。。。more
The Orange Chair
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At first glance this is a fun book to have on the shelf and encourages one to explore logical arguments。 But after reading the whole thing I find the explanations confusing at times， and the illustrations don't fit the fallacy as well as they could。 Still a fun intro book to logical arguments。 At first glance this is a fun book to have on the shelf and encourages one to explore logical arguments。 But after reading the whole thing I find the explanations confusing at times， and the illustrations don't fit the fallacy as well as they could。 Still a fun intro book to logical arguments。 。。。more
Farah Alshami
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للأسف مقتضب جدًا، الشرح والأمثلة غير وافية والتصوير لم يساعد في ترسيخ الفكرة。
Dastaan17
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👌👌👌👌👌
Ashleyish
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I'm not sure how， but I think this book could be presented better。 I'm not sure it's organized well or the language isn't clear enough for a beginner's book or a combination of both but I felt like I didn't learn anything after finishing。 I'm glad it was free。 I'm not sure how， but I think this book could be presented better。 I'm not sure it's organized well or the language isn't clear enough for a beginner's book or a combination of both but I felt like I didn't learn anything after finishing。 I'm glad it was free。 。。。more
Nesma Salah
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Scroll down for the review in Arabic This book is amazing as an introduction to logical fallacies， which I think is very important to read about and when you read these logical fallacies in the book you will find a lot of them that people do everyday on the internet and in debates。 Learning about logical fallacies also helped me think about stuff in a better way and helped me avoid logical fallacies。 I like how the book explained the most common logical fallacies in a very simple way and only in Scroll down for the review in Arabic This book is amazing as an introduction to logical fallacies， which I think is very important to read about and when you read these logical fallacies in the book you will find a lot of them that people do everyday on the internet and in debates。 Learning about logical fallacies also helped me think about stuff in a better way and helped me avoid logical fallacies。 I like how the book explained the most common logical fallacies in a very simple way and only in one page。 Also the drawings were good and helped making the fallacies more simple to understand。 I recommend reading this book for any beginner in the field of reasoning and logical fallacies。 I was reading the English version and comparing it with the Arabic one and I want to say that the Arabic translation is horrible。 It deleted a lot of lines and translated a lot of words wrongly and also some pages are missing in the Arabic version。الكتاب كويس جداً كمقدمة عن المغالطات المنطقية و من رأيي مهم جداً ان كل الناس تقرأ عن المغالطات المنطقية و لما تقرأ المغالطات اللي في الكتاب دي هتلاقي ان كلها او معظمها بيحصل في حياتنا اليومية علي النت او في المناظرات علي التليفزيون。 القراءة عن المغالطات المنطقية ساعدتني افكر بمنطقية اكتر و بطريقة مختلفة في مواضيع كتير و اتجنب المغالطات المنطقية في تفكيري او و انا بسمع حد بيتكلم و بيثبت حاجة。 عجبني ان الكتاب شرح المغالطات المنطقية الاكثر شيوعاً بطريقة بسيطة جداً و كل مغالطة مشروحة في صفحة واحدة بس و صفحة تانية فيها رسومات تعبر عن المغالطة。 الرسومات كمان كانت حلوة و بتسهل الفكرة بتاعة المغالطة و تدي نبذة عنها。 انا بقترح الكتاب ده لأي مبتدأ في مجال المنطق و المغالطات المنطقية。 و في النهاية حابة اذكر حاجة، انا كنت بقرأ الكتاب من النسخة المكتوبة بالانجليزي و بعدين كنت بقارنها مع النسخة العربية و خدت بالي ان الترجمة العربية للكتاب ده سيئة جداً، في جمل كتير متشالة و صفحات متشالة و كلمات مترجمة غلط كأن المترجم ترجمها من Google translate و كمان المترجم مزود أبيات شعرية و أمثلة من عنده ف انصح اللي هيقرأ الكتاب انه يقرأه بالانجليزي و لو كلمة وقفت معاه يترجمها او يفتح النسخة العربي كمساعد مع النسخة الانجليزي لكن محدش يعتمد علي النسخة العربية。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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3。5 stars。This was a really interesting little book that does a decent job of breaking down different types of bad arguments。 The illustrations were clear examples that were fun and the text did a decent job of explaining them。 For a book that's meant to be essentially a primer for regular people， I did feel like the language was a bit inaccessible and unclear at times， but for the most part， this wasn't a huge issue。Overall it was a solid little book that I learned from。 I'd recommend it to any 3。5 stars。This was a really interesting little book that does a decent job of breaking down different types of bad arguments。 The illustrations were clear examples that were fun and the text did a decent job of explaining them。 For a book that's meant to be essentially a primer for regular people， I did feel like the language was a bit inaccessible and unclear at times， but for the most part， this wasn't a huge issue。Overall it was a solid little book that I learned from。 I'd recommend it to anyone else looking for a primer on what not to do in an argument and how to tell when someone else is doing that very thing as well。 。。。more
Allisonperkel
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My son and I worked thru this book and it truly helped him understand poor arguments and create better ones for himself。
Kevin
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This book would be so useful in my ELA classes for explaining different types of arguments to students。 I think I need to try and find a digital copy。
Mel Usack
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2。5
Arantxa Orig
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This book is a pretty good introduction to some of the common logical fallacies an individual will encounter daily or are prone to make during conversations and speeches 👍 Some fallacies went over my head （such as False Dilemma， Not a Cause for a Cause and Affirming the Consequent）， as the description and examples weren’t easy to digest 😅 I may need to reread this book sometime or peruse other books that discuss logical fallacies comprehensively so I can detect errors in arguments better 🤓🧠
Talha Hussam
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A good short read！
Garrick Anderson
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Not technical enough to be comprehensive， but far too technical to be instructive。 The real world teems and churns with bad arguments， but this book chose to come up with new， original examples of every type， most of which are worse and more confusing than the real world examples。 And any book that purports to show bad arguments and doesn't cover the fallacy fallacy is missing something about logic。 Not technical enough to be comprehensive， but far too technical to be instructive。 The real world teems and churns with bad arguments， but this book chose to come up with new， original examples of every type， most of which are worse and more confusing than the real world examples。 And any book that purports to show bad arguments and doesn't cover the fallacy fallacy is missing something about logic。 。。。more
Erin
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Likely too complicated for people new to logic but too basic for people who are familiar with it。 I found some of the explanations to be muddled and confusing， and several of the examples were more frustrating than useful。 The pictures are cool， though。
BJ Hinkle
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In this age of social media and misinformation， it's more important than ever to protect your mind by understanding and spotting bad arguments， logical fallacies， and poor reasoning。 Almossawi has put together a lovely， short， illustrated guide to the most common fallacies。 It's just fun。 In this age of social media and misinformation， it's more important than ever to protect your mind by understanding and spotting bad arguments， logical fallacies， and poor reasoning。 Almossawi has put together a lovely， short， illustrated guide to the most common fallacies。 It's just fun。 。。。more
Gaurang Garg
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Great intro to logical fallaciesThe illustrated examples were adorable You won’t become an expert at detecting these fallacies but it should give you a primer on them and get you interested in learning more
Demetrius McCray
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It’s a good book， the terminology is prefaced with a statement saying it’s for beginners but none of the terms or concepts here are for beginners。 I think it’s a good quick reference for the most popular logical fallacies in our society though。
سهى
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على قائمة كتب سأجعل أطفالي يقرأونها :）
Marts （Thinker）
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brief notes and cute illustrations。。。that's it。。。 brief notes and cute illustrations。。。that's it。。。 。。。more
Debbie
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Illuminating！
Caleb Anderson
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