{"product_id":"an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","title":"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote \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, \u003ci\u003ea la\u003c\/i\u003e Aristotle).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere are cogent explanations of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003estraw man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e fallacy, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eslippery slope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e argument, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ead hominem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short - plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical \u003ci\u003efaux pas\u003c\/i\u003e. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e be 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 \u003ci\u003ewere\u003c\/i\u003e true, he wouldn't like the result (the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eargument from consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \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 \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42986132504656,"sku":"9781615192250B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}