An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

Wonderfully digestible . . . I can't think of a better way to be taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical discourse. A delightful little book. --Aaron Koblin, creative director, Google's Data Arts team I love this illustrated book of bad arguments. A flawless compendium of flaws. --Alice Roberts, PhD, anatomist, writer, and presenter of The Incredible Human Journey A whimsical, straightforward primer . . . a guide to how to strengthen--and how not to weaken--your arguments. --Shelf Awareness, starred review A very good book every scientist should have. Every scholar, really. --Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl This little book takes a potentially ponderous subject (logical fallacies) and makes it wonderfully entertaining. --Omaha World-Herald Bad arguments, great illustrations . . . gorgeous. --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net [A] handsome newcomer's guide to the world of logic . . . Almossawi and his McSweeney's-ready artist Giraldo accessibly tackle such classic subjects as circular reasoning, false dilemma, straw man, appeal to ignorance, and genetic fallacy . . . an attractive, substantive read. --John Wenzel, Denver Post blog Seriously, An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments should be on every school curriculum. Twitter will be a more civil place. --Kevin Tang, BuzzFeed.com A great primer for anyone looking to understand logical fallacies . . . Pass it along to the arguers--good and bad--in your life. --Lauren Davis, io9.com Now more than ever, you need this illustrated guide to bad arguments, faulty logic, and silly rhetoric. --Dan Solomon, Fast Company magazine online Share [this book] with your friends. Encourage your family members to flip through it. Casually leave copies in public places. --Jenny Bristol, GeekDad.com [A] wonderful primer on the logical fallacies that have been screwing up our thinking . . . since shortly after the invention of dirt. --Ron Kretsch, DangerousMinds.net