{"product_id":"illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","title":"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"Here are cogent explanations of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003estraw man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e fallacy, the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eslippery slope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e argument, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ead hominem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that 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 \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eappeal to ignorance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e). And Lion doesn't believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn't like the result (the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eargument from consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Once you learn to recognise these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from parliamentary debate to YouTube comments - which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions. It's the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I love this illustrated book of bad arguments. A flawless compendium of flaws.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Prof. Alice Roberts, anatomist, presenter of the BBC's 'The Incredible Human Journey'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A wonderfully digestible summary of the pitfalls and techniques of argumentation. I can't think of a better way to be taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical discourse. A delightful little book.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Aaron Koblin, Creative Director of the Data Arts team at Google\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Seriously, \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e should be on every school curriculum. Twitter will be a more civil place.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Kevin Tang, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","offer_id":46536540258501,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-925106-24-4.jpg?v=1784063705","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}