The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning

by Nathaniel Bluedorn, Hans Bluedorn, Rob Corley

The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years. "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."--Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer "Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy."--Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer "I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!"--11 Year Old 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. - For ages twelve through adult. - Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away. - Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. - Includes The Fallacy Detective Game. - Exercises with answer key.

Genres: School, Nonfiction

264 pages, Spiral-bound

Published April 4, 2015

Reviews

[Mahayla Graves · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fallacy Detective is an interesting, enjoyable and rewarding read. I learned so much that I think will help me for the rest of my life. I would have liked more explanations in the answer key (I didn't understand a few of the answers), but other than that, this book is complete with jokes, exercises, and easy-to-understand examples. It's great for a classroom/homeschool environment or just reading on your own.

[Leah Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the only books on my Kindle as a young child and I have no clue how many times I reread it. I loved the comic strips and illustrations, when I read it as a small child they were funny and a good way to break up the text and illustrate the point. A good introduction to logic.

[Addie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this for school and it was an informational book.

[Bahaa Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

i have read the book and it really provides some strong info about fallacies and the best part is that it gives u exercises with solutions so u can practice out it

[James Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

Same Hodge who wrote for the crime site? Reasoned crime chronicle .