{"product_id":"an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments-9781615192250","title":"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A flawless compendium of flaws.\" --Alice Roberts, PhD, anatomist, writer, and presenter of \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Human Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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 (really old-school, \u003ci\u003ea la\u003c\/i\u003e Aristotle).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are cogent explanations of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003estraw man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e fallacy, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eslippery slope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e argument, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ead hominem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually 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 \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe appeal to ignorance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e). And Lion doesn't believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that \u003ci\u003ewere\u003c\/i\u003e true, he wouldn't like the result (the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eargument from consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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 \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615192250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ali Almossawi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662191685788,"sku":"9781615192250","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dea718d2-2512-4ccc-871c-8b1b2098127b.jpg?v=1603901319","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments-9781615192250","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}