{"product_id":"illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","title":"Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmossawi, Ali\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis charmingly illustrated guide to the lost art of logic is a must-have in the age of the internet!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the forthcoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Loaded Language,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ea la\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAristotle).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are cogent explanations of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003estraw man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efallacy, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eslippery slope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eargument, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ead hominem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eattack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003efaux pas\u003c\/i\u003e. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ewere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etrue, he wouldn’t like the result (the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eargument from consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor anyone in the habit of holding opinions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Stick Reads","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41294319157401,"sku":"9781615192250","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/products\/9781615192250_1e124.jpg?v=1634851284","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}