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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
"This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within...
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"This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company's 'organizational intelligence.'. . . It's more than just a must-read, it's a 'have-to-read-or-you're-fired' book"--Geoffrey James, INC.com
From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here's 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.
Author: Ali Almossawi
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 09/23/2014
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.20h x 8.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781615192250
Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 08/22/2014
About the Author
Giraldo, Alejandro: - Alejandro Giraldo holds a degree in graphic design from UPB Medellín and a master's in art direction from ELISAVA (the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering). He runs the clothing company Velmost and works as a freelance illustrator. He lives in Medellín, Colombia.Almossawi, Ali: - Ali Almossawi is an alumnus of MIT's engineering systems division and Carnegie Mellon's school of computer science. His books include An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, and Bad Choices. His writing has appeared in publications such as Wired. He works and lives in San Francisco.
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