An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
by Ali Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo · first published 2013
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…take a look at a bunch of kinds of logic[1] and tell me if critical thinking is not subsumed into at least one of them. I put my money on inductive logic[2]. For beginners, I recommend the wonderful Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments[3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_logic [2] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-inductive/ [3] https://bookofbadarguments.com/
on “Books on Critical Thinking” ↗Here's some books I would like to see on a coffee table. 1. An illustrated book of bad arguments 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano 4. Chinese Calligraphy: 50 Characters to Inspire Peace and Calm 5. My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Gardner 6.…
on “Ask HN: Coffee Table Books” ↗…a “non-technical” person. And feeds my anxiety and imposter syndrome that maybe I’m not a tech person but a business person who knows enough technology to make a living. I also keep referring to “An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments” by Ali Almossawi [1] as it’s fun and seems to me to be technically correct. I recently had to look it up to remember if it’s “natural fallacy” or “naturalistic fallacy” or something else. It’s not covered…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗This [Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments](https://bookofbadarguments.com/) is nothing like as comprehensive, but it's far more enjoyable to read.
on “Master List of Logical Fallacies (2018)” ↗…those that might succumb to its effects. Frankfurt, Harry. "On Bullshit" (1986) A Reading by AristotleWalks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH-xzi6xBgs All the books from https://almossawi.com/ An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments https://bookofbadarguments.com/?view=flipbook An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language https://bookofbadarguments.com/loaded-language/ https://www.amazon.com/Books-Ali-Almossawi/s?rh=n%3A283155%2...
on “Truth, Math, and Models (Part 8 in a series on the scientific method)” ↗Great question. If something good comes up here I'll jump on it. I agree that "An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments" isn't a fit for kids. The pictures are good but the language wouldn't make sense.
on “Ask HN: Critical Thinking Books for Kids” ↗