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
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 ai need to try and find a digital copy。
Mel Usack
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2。5
Maria Arantxa
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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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Very short and very good。 I will come back to this and read it again。 I now listen to people and myself differently。
Ashwini
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First， reading through the other reviews， I don't understand why the reviewers of this book find the need to categorize it。 So what if a book is difficult to put in a box？ What is this obsessive need to categorize a book as children's fiction， adult non-fiction etc。？ Can't we just read and enjoy it？ I LOVED this book！It offered me an introduction to logical fallacies and made me think critically about all the bullsh*t I read/consume/hear every day。 This little book （barely 60 pages）， inspired an First， reading through the other reviews， I don't understand why the reviewers of this book find the need to categorize it。 So what if a book is difficult to put in a box？ What is this obsessive need to categorize a book as children's fiction， adult non-fiction etc。？ Can't we just read and enjoy it？ I LOVED this book！It offered me an introduction to logical fallacies and made me think critically about all the bullsh*t I read/consume/hear every day。 This little book （barely 60 pages）， inspired and surprised me。 The illustrations are quirky， sweet， and tone down the heaviness of the subject。I'm glad I chanced upon this work， and gave it my attention。 :） I do feel like I learned something universally important， i。e。， how to recognize a bad argument。 。。。more
Ilaria Garner
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Interesting， easy to read and entertaining。 A good book for those of us who wish to be more aware of the bad arguments used against us by politicians and advertisers。
Ashley
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Great book。 I made flashcards out of the fallacies discussed so I can learn them even better。 Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about logic。
Callie *Fights Censorship*
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First， what this book is and what it is not。 This is not an intro to logic or reasoning。 This is not a picture book for children。 This is in no way comprehensive。 This is a nice intro to logical fallacies， an illustrated encyclopedia of those that are most common。 I think that it is a great quick read for the average person to introduce them to what makes a poor， weak， bad argument。 Each logical fallacy is explained， examples are provided accompanied by an illustration。The illustrations are athe First， what this book is and what it is not。 This is not an intro to logic or reasoning。 This is not a picture book for children。 This is in no way comprehensive。 This is a nice intro to logical fallacies， an illustrated encyclopedia of those that are most common。 I think that it is a great quick read for the average person to introduce them to what makes a poor， weak， bad argument。 Each logical fallacy is explained， examples are provided accompanied by an illustration。The illustrations are atheistically awesome， but some did a rather poor job of adding to my understanding。 。。。more
Jamon
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fast， fun read that reminded me of the premise of college statistics。。。anything can be warped to fit your model
Iván Izquierdo Elliot
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Good guide to logical fallaciesVery well and precise explanations and examples， with the extra value of nice illustrations。Recommended for the person who wants to introduce itself in logical fallacies。
Cameron Bradley
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Nice book
Kristoffer Roberts
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Just what I and many others need。This book provides a a solid foundation for anyone that wants to understand illogical arguments。 In today’s world of search engines and social media experts。 It is refreshing to find a book that breaks down some of the many basic tools and trick used to sell opinions and arguments that are both illogical and wrong。
Oz Monz
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Not as expected， but a cute little book for a quick logical argument definitions。 Read it from: http://www。bookofbadarguments。com Not as expected， but a cute little book for a quick logical argument definitions。 Read it from: http://www。bookofbadarguments。com 。。。more
Agastya
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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments is a book written by Ali Almossawi which contains basic explanations of common logical fallacies one can encounter。 It might be too basic for anybody who has even a little bit of knowledge of logic but it's a very quick read （will take around 15 to 20 minutes to complete） and I don't see any harm done in reading this。 All in all， it's an ok book about the subject。 An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments is a book written by Ali Almossawi which contains basic explanations of common logical fallacies one can encounter。 It might be too basic for anybody who has even a little bit of knowledge of logic but it's a very quick read （will take around 15 to 20 minutes to complete） and I don't see any harm done in reading this。 All in all， it's an ok book about the subject。 。。。more
Satyam Singh
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To the point。 Makes it look like a no-brainer 。
Lynette Macleod
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Cute， sure， but far too brief to be of real value。 There is a flow chart at the beginning， which I was excited to dive into- but then zero discussion or explanation of the chart。 The book is just each fallacy explained very briefly， and never fleshes out how and why each is placed in the flow chart where it is。 Great idea （an accessible， easier to read book on argument）， but doesn’t really follow through on its potential。
Chris Harris
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As an attempt to explain to the general reader how they should go about constructing logical arguments， this is a mess。 Crucially， it's badly thought out; the introductory "map" of the book categorises the fallacies presented， but the basis of the classification is not explained。 The most helpful definitions are tucked away in a cursory appendix at the end of the book。 There are also inexplicable， large， frustrating gaps。 For example: "affirming the consequent" gets a page to itself， but "affirm As an attempt to explain to the general reader how they should go about constructing logical arguments， this is a mess。 Crucially， it's badly thought out; the introductory "map" of the book categorises the fallacies presented， but the basis of the classification is not explained。 The most helpful definitions are tucked away in a cursory appendix at the end of the book。 There are also inexplicable， large， frustrating gaps。 For example: "affirming the consequent" gets a page to itself， but "affirming a disjunct" or "denying the antecedent" are nowhere to be seen。 I found the decision to write a book on the subject for a general audience but insisting on using specialist jargon instead of its more widely-used （and therefore more understandable） equivalents quite baffling。 To give two examples: "premiss" is used instead of the more easily understood "premise" （and the OED advises that premiss is a variant， only used in formal logic）; the opposite of equivocal is presented as "univocal" instead of the more familiar "unequivocal"。 It might be right from a formal standpoint， but it's not helpful。The whole thing could do with the attentions of a decent editor。 Their first task should be to expunge the shitty drawings （possibly literally - each page is marked with unexplained brown stains and smears）。 The examples used for the cartoons are frequently obscure and tangential。 If an illustration requires a paragraph to explain what it means in the text， it's a fairly reliable indicator that the illustration is not doing its job。 The quality of illustration is not up to the task and the results of the illustrator's inability to draw eyes is， frankly， disturbing。 And why are the captions written in all caps apart from lower case "t"s？ This is not worth your time。 。。。more
Carla
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No sé de que iba el libro o que pretendía relatar o explicar sobre "argumentos" y la "lógica" ni tampoco encontré el "sentido de humor" que promete。 No sé de que iba el libro o que pretendía relatar o explicar sobre "argumentos" y la "lógica" ni tampoco encontré el "sentido de humor" que promete。 。。。more
Keith Davis
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An odd little book。 Formatted and illustrated like a children's book， but with text that is probably on the level of an undergraduate philosophy course。 The author has a knack for selecting examples to illustrate his points that seem to be slightly off from the core meaning of the logical fallacy he is trying to demonstrate。 The illustrations are cute but don't really add much to make the explanations of the fallacies clearer。 I found myself wishing the author had actually made a children's book An odd little book。 Formatted and illustrated like a children's book， but with text that is probably on the level of an undergraduate philosophy course。 The author has a knack for selecting examples to illustrate his points that seem to be slightly off from the core meaning of the logical fallacy he is trying to demonstrate。 The illustrations are cute but don't really add much to make the explanations of the fallacies clearer。 I found myself wishing the author had actually made a children's book explaining poor reasoning on a child's level instead of the mix of format and message presented here。 Your mileage may vary。 。。。more
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