The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
Language: English
Published by Christian Logic, 2015
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- Title
- The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
- Author
- Bluedorn, Hans
- Publisher
- Christian Logic
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 097453157X
- ISBN 13
- 9780974531571
- Illustrator
- Corley, Rob; Hodge, Tim
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Item weight
- 390 grams
Best-selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introducing logic for over 20 years. Over 200,000 copies sold!
What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic, a place where someone has made a mistake in thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in thinking. It teaches critical thinking in a fun, practical way.
- Thirty-eight self-teaching lessons with exercises.
- Ages twelve and up.
- Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.
- Red Herring fallacy.
- Ad Hominem fallacy.
- Straw man fallacy.
- Propaganda techniques.
- And much more.
"Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective, it appears that it can be." -- Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer
"Cartoon, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly style make this a course students will enjoy." -- Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer
"I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!" -- 12-year-old
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