The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
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The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
<p><b>The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years.</b></p><p><i>"Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective it appears that it can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve his reasoning skills."</i>--Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer</p><p><i>"Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy."</i>--Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer</p><p><i>"I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!"</i>--11 Year Old</p><p>What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.</p><p>- For ages twelve through adult.</p><p>- Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.</p><p>- Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.</p><p>- Includes The Fallacy Detective Game.</p><p>- Exercises with answer key.</p>