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# An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense

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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. 19 full-page illustrations

Review: Essential reading in the Information Age. - In the Internet age, we really need to be very careful re any information we imbibe. With every bit of news out there having a slant towards a particular agenda, and every comment section a buzzing hive of trolls, "Bad Arguments" helps prepare everyone willing, with a pleasant read that explains logic fallacies in a simple straightforward way, with great illustrations. ESSENTIAL.
Review: Just Barely Short of Greatness - This Book seems like it was on the road to greatness, then decided to get published just a moment before it reached it. The design and layout of the book is flawless, and the drawings give off a creepy and simultaneously cute vibe. The book's size is ideal for travel, keeping in your bag, or fitting nicely on the shelf. On to the content. Having learned about logical fallacies in a college course before I purchased this book, I understand that there are many a fallacy that didn't make the final cut. However, I also understand this book never intended to cover everything, It just aims to give a brief coherent summary of fallacies, which it does fairly well. However, on occasion the pictures don't help to clarify the passages, though it seems they are trying to. Also on occasion, It seems the length of the passage just doesn't do enough justice to the fallacy, and it may still be difficult to understand, even after the explanation and the picture. All in all, this book is high-quality and helpful for the Logical Noob and as a reminder to the Fallacy Veteran alike, would recommend.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #40,069 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Mathematical Logic #25 in Rhetoric (Books) #25 in Philosophy of Logic & Language |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,488 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential reading in the Information Age.
*by M***S on February 4, 2025*

In the Internet age, we really need to be very careful re any information we imbibe. With every bit of news out there having a slant towards a particular agenda, and every comment section a buzzing hive of trolls, "Bad Arguments" helps prepare everyone willing, with a pleasant read that explains logic fallacies in a simple straightforward way, with great illustrations. ESSENTIAL.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just Barely Short of Greatness
*by S***N on September 2, 2015*

This Book seems like it was on the road to greatness, then decided to get published just a moment before it reached it. The design and layout of the book is flawless, and the drawings give off a creepy and simultaneously cute vibe. The book's size is ideal for travel, keeping in your bag, or fitting nicely on the shelf. On to the content. Having learned about logical fallacies in a college course before I purchased this book, I understand that there are many a fallacy that didn't make the final cut. However, I also understand this book never intended to cover everything, It just aims to give a brief coherent summary of fallacies, which it does fairly well. However, on occasion the pictures don't help to clarify the passages, though it seems they are trying to. Also on occasion, It seems the length of the passage just doesn't do enough justice to the fallacy, and it may still be difficult to understand, even after the explanation and the picture. All in all, this book is high-quality and helpful for the Logical Noob and as a reminder to the Fallacy Veteran alike, would recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid book for people who like to argue, great for the young-and-naive & old-and-stubborn.
*by D***H on August 18, 2017*

This book overall is going to honestly be your best friend in the war on the internet if you are a scrub and don't know what you're doing or how to form rational thoughts. That's not to say that I am some master of something as arbitrary as internet arguments, but no joke this book will bolster your ability to spot and see through deception or just point out faulty logic in general. It's like a magazine in Fallout: New Vegas. No joke. You can look, see the page, see the error and see if it follows through with the erroneous belief presented. The illustrations are great. The examples are good. Like seriously, I have no faults for this book. If you want to get it as a gag gift for your friend who gets madder than heck on the internet because he's always losing, this might be the thing to help him. Unless you know, you don't want him trying to pull this level of effort on you. In which case, buy this book yourself AND COUNTER ARGUE HIM LIKE AN EPISODE OF YU GI OH WITH LOGIC AS YOUR DECK AND THE HEART OF THE CARDS JUST BEING YOUR HEART YO.

## Frequently Bought Together

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