An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

5 “Aflawlesscompendiumofflaws.”—AliceRoberts，PhD，anatomist，writer，andpresenterofTheIncredibleHumanJourneyTheantidotetofuzzythinking，withfurryanimals!Haveyouread(orstumbledinto)onetoomanyirrationalonlinedebates?AliAlmossawicertainlyhad，sohewroteAnIllustratedBookofBadArguments!Thishandyguideisheretobringtheinternetageamuch-neededdoseofold-schoollogic(reallyold-school，alaAristotle).Herearecogentexplanationsofthestrawmanfallacy，theslipperyslopeargument，theadhominemattack，andothercommonattemptsatreasoningthatactuallyfallshort—plusabeautifullydrawnmenagerieofanimalswho(adorably)commiteverylogicalfauxpas.RabbitthinksastrangelightintheskymustbeaUFObecausenoonecanproveotherwise(theappealtoignorance).AndLiondoesn’tbelievethatgasemissionsharmtheplanetbecause，ifthatweretrue，hewouldn’tliketheresult(theargumentfromconsequences).Onceyoulearntorecognizetheseabusesofreason，theystarttocropupeverywherefromcongressionaldebatetoYouTubecomments—whichmakesthisgeek-chicbookamustforanyoneinthehabitofholdingopinions.