{"product_id":"an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments-by-ali-almossawi-9781925106244","title":"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilly Rabbit! Your Argument is Ill-founded. Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote \u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that fall short - plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn't believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn't like the result (the argument from consequences).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you learn to recognise these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from parliamentary debate to YouTube comments - which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions. It's the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonderfully 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.\u003c\/em\u003e - Aaron Koblin, creative director, Google's Data Arts team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529392410860,"sku":"9781925106244","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11387773482873.jpg?v=1749214214","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/an-illustrated-book-of-bad-arguments-by-ali-almossawi-9781925106244","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}