An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments By Ali Almossawi 2014 Hardcover Logic Sense
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments By Ali Almossawi 2014 Hardcover Logic SenseBook Details:”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.comFrom 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.• Author: Ali Almossawi • ISBN:9781615192250 • Format:Hardcover • Publication Date:2014-09-23Check out our other interesting items!
The Argument
Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:The ArgumentISBN13:9781474236508ISBN10:1474236502Author:Boyd, William (Author)Description:That’s Why We Shout And Scream At Each Other Clears The Air A Kind Of Truth Begins To Emerge We See Clearer Pip And Meredith Have Had A Bust-Up It Was Only About Their Opinion Of A Film, But It’s Led To More Significant Differences Coming To Light Pip Has Been Having An Affair For The Past Three Months With A Young Colleague At Work Meredith’s Slate Doesn’t Seem To Be Entirely Clean Either As Their Families And Friends Become Embroiled In Pip And Meredith’s Separation, Past Prejudices, Harsh Judgements And Painful Truths Come To Light The Arguments That Ensue Go Beyond Just Being About Pip And Meredith, And What They Should Do About Their Marriage In Nine Taut Scenes, William Boyd Explores What It Is To Argue With Those We Love – And Those We Should Love He Looks At Our Propensity To Judge Others And Our Power To Hurt Alongside This, He Shows How It Can Sometimes Be The Superficial Problems In A Relationship That Keep It Going Both Bleak And Funny In Its Tone, The Argument Offers A Strindberg-Like Take On Human Dynamics And Received Its World Premiere At Hampstead Theatre Downstairs In March 2016 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:BLOOMSBURY 3PLPublication Date:2016-03-22Weight:0.17 lbsDimensions:0.14” H x 7.8” L x 5.08” WNumber of Pages:72Language:English