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

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

Teaches students to identify 38 common logical fallacies through engaging lessons and real-world examples
Builds critical thinking and reasoning skills essential for academic and everyday life
A fun and accessible guide for students, homeschoolers, and anyone who loves clear thinking

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.