The Fallacy Detective by Hans Bluedorn, Nathaniel Bluedorn, Rob Corley & Tim Hodge

The Fallacy Detective

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What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic -  a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking.

“A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon.”

This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning. 

-Covers logical fallacies and propaganda techniques.
-Fun to use — learn skills you can use right away.
-For ages 12 through adult
-Exercises with answer key
-Includes “The Fallacy Detective Game”
-Includes Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, and Peanuts cartoons.

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