
The Fallacy Detective
Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
Christian Logic (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 4. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-0-9745315-7-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Edition
4th Workbook ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9745315-7-1 (9780974531571)
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