Logical Fallacy Monsters: An illustrated guide to logical fallacies

by Blique

Logic seems like a simple thing.And yet, somehow, mistakes in logic happen all the time. But how do these mistakes, these “fallacies”, happen? Maybe they are caused by a lack of knowledge. Maybe they are caused by a lack of critical thinking. Maybe they are caused by small monsters that live in people’s heads, encouraging them to believe someone's lies, or maybe pick the easy, deceitful way to win a difficult argument. This book is about those monsters.

Genres: Logic, Philosophy

124 pages, Paperback

Published July 23, 2017

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

While it was an easy read. The examples/quotes used, showed a little bit of what I learned to be a Cherry Picking Fallacy in of itself. Heavily biased and didn't share many of the logical counter points, but besides that it was an interesting read.

[Michael Anguiano · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great little book for looking at some of the most infamous used fallacies. The little creatures are absurdly designed and helps with having a visual representation of the arguments themselves along with plenty of examples/connections. A great book for younger audiences especially.

[Kurt Douglass · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a creative and approachable introduction to logic and logical fallacies. However, many of the fallacy examples are weak and/or don't illustrate the intended fallacy. Also, don't know if this was just my edition, but it seems the author/publisher didn't proofread very well.

[Brent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aimed at younger readers, but this full-grown adult appreciated the concise, yet complete, explanations of the 50 logical fallacies profiled here. Minus one star because the artwork style is objectively annoying.