Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments by Ali Almossawi. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780989931205.

This book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning, particularly those who, to borrow a phrase from Pascal, are so made that they understand best through visuals. I have selected a small set of common errors in reasoning and visualized them using memorable illustrations that are supplemented with lots of examples. The hope is that the reader will learn from these pages some of the most common pitfalls in arguments and be able to identify and avoid them in practice. “I love this illustrated book of bad arguments. A flawless compendium of flaws.” —Prof. Alice Roberts, Anatomist, Presenter of the BBC’s ‘The Incredible Human Journey’ “A wonderfully digestible summary of the pitfalls and techniques of argumentation. I cant think of a better way to be taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical discourse. A delightful little book.” —Aaron Koblin, Creative Director of the Data Arts team at Google *** May 23, 2014 Note *** Dear readers, Thank you for supporting the project and for helping it break-even. The book was recently picked up by a publisher who will be releasing a second print in late August 2014. They have allowed me to continue selling this first print until May 31, 2014, following which date, the book will be available for pre-order. If you would like to purchase this first print, please be advised that it will only be available until the end of the month.