What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic - a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking.
"A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon."
This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.
-Covers logical fallacies and propaganda techniques.
-Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.
-For ages 12 through adult
-Exercises with answer key
-Includes "The Fallacy Detective Game"
-Includes Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, and Peanuts cartoons.
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"A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon."
This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.
-Covers logical fallacies and propaganda techniques.
-Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.
-For ages 12 through adult
-Exercises with answer key
-Includes "The Fallacy Detective Game"
-Includes Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, and Peanuts cartoons.
The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic - a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking.
"A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon."
This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.
-Covers logical fallacies and propaganda techniques.
-Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.
-For ages 12 through adult
-Exercises with answer key
-Includes "The Fallacy Detective Game"
-Includes Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, and Peanuts cartoons.
"A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon."
This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.
-Covers logical fallacies and propaganda techniques.
-Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.
-For ages 12 through adult
-Exercises with answer key
-Includes "The Fallacy Detective Game"
-Includes Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, and Peanuts cartoons.
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940016246123 |
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Publisher: | Christian Logic |
Publication date: | 03/21/2013 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 214 |
Sales rank: | 438,444 |
File size: | 6 MB |
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