Reddit reviews An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

[An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments] (http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462815567&sr=8-1&keywords=illustrated+fallacies)

I started with this illustrated book of bad arguments from Amazon. http://amzn.com/1615192255

I just let them read it and give them real life examples on the way to school. My wife rolled her eyes hard and laughed the first time our son told me my goofy comment was a poorly formed argument and illogical. Kids are smart as hell, they just need to be cut loose. I also used a book called raising freethinkers for ideas.

It was [The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments] (https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520019165&sr=8-2&keywords=illustrated+logical+fallacies). It doesn't cover every fallacy out there, but it's a great beginning. Good for teenagers and college kids, too.

I got asked to teach Sunday school in early December when the lady running it was on vacation...... I couldn't help myself and did a lesson on logic. Used this book http://www.amazon.com/An-Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255. Had 8 13 year olds going home talking about logical fallacies.... I was removed from the class before the next service.... Grin.

I don't think there are many "one-line slams" that wouldn't draw attention. Focus on teaching your kids critical thinking, and be a kind, loving parent. IDK the situation with your spouse, but if you can, be honest (and respectful) when your kids ask what you believe. Show them that you and spouse can have different beliefs and still love each other.

Depending on their ages, the [Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments] (https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541178668&sr=8-1&keywords=illustrated+book+of+bad+arguments) could be a fun way to help them recognize logical fallacies. It's not directly about the church, but that helps keep your efforts under-the-radar, and the concepts can help them in many areas of life.

Here you are!

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If you're looking to get them into general critical thinking (which would help in the long run surely), I've always held that having this book lying around can get some juice flowing.

Don't know how old your kids are. Maybe try these?

• [Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments] (https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504731008&sr=8-1&keywords=illustrated+book+of+bad+arguments) to help them recognize faulty reasoning.
  
  
• [Science Mom video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPvo7DkrFjo). This episode is actually about the color of blood (which is actually interesting on its own), but it does a great job explaining confirmation bias in a way kids can understand.

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments by Ali Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo (Hardcover) becuase it's frickin hilarious and the art is awesome xD

Soooooooo a Front Row Motorsports driver losing his entire ride because he was racing for the win and his move happened to fuck over your Penske driver as well as himself? I've got a book for you to read.

Smart to wait until you moved out and become independent!

As far as a good way to explain it, check out this book. It explains it in plain language with illustrations.

> first, they start by reframing the discussion so that A) it looks like a moderate position (public repentance of a wrong is a good thing) is the equivalent of an extreme view (racial violence is encouraged) and B) the other party in the discussion is insincere.

First, I started by pointing out your contradictory words.

>then they introduce the Gish Gallop. The Gish Gallop takes advantage of the fact that the time/effort/difficulty of spewing bullshit is lower than the refutation of said bullshit. for more information check out wikipedia.

Then, since you're not against judgement, I asked which specific judgement you're judging, which you are unable to address except by misusing the term "gish gallop".

>It is helpful to the troll to ignore the fact that multiple things can be true at the same time (in this case, that racism is bad and that acknowledging racist thoughts/actions in ourselves can help fight it).

Then you randomly suggest two unstated things could, maybe, be true, without actually saying either is true - or what you think might be true.


>This is where the "concern" part of "concern trolling" comes in. here /u/redroguetech is saying that /u/Whatsthedealwithit11 (and others who agree) are making problems worse by not dealing with the real problem and that his(?) view is both strategically, and morally, wrong.

Then, in pointing out that you're judging PC warriors judging someone somehow makes some unstated problem somehow worse (despite that two things could be true).

>More Gish Gallop.

More random misuse of a term.

>more misrepresentation. Clearly, the issue /u/whatsthedealwithit11 was disgusted by was "shaming people for admitting to becoming a better person" but out troll twisted that into "poor Neeson"

And lastly, deflection and vague denial that you had a point to begin with.

>Now, the issue is "why would someone do this?" There are 2 answers, either A) /u/redroguetech wants to sew discord into the discourse and generally spread the idea of bad-faith arguments being the norm [lots of international soft-power to be gained by doing this on a largely American and European social media website] or B) /u/redroguetech is an alt-righter trying to show the "problems" with PC-culture and earn cool-points while "owning the libs at their own game." (yes, I know I said Russian at the start, but it could be someone furthering their goals unwittingly.)

Now, the issue is "why would someone do this"? There are two answers, either A) They really are that incapable of basic rationality, and B) They're racist and hate anyone judging people for wanting to murder black people.

The best way for the troll to have a world in which dull racist people are welcome is to make arguments that consist of blah blah whaaa bu-bu-but ad hominem word making.

EDIT: for more information about how this works check out the child's book An Illustrated Guide to Bad Arguments.

NOTE (consperacy theory rant): The russian government and alt-right media has made people so accepting of irrationality and racism to the point where people actually openly support murdering black people, and literally aren't able to see why that might be a problem. This issue is so beyond the ken of right-minded people, it's clear the best we can fight for is to delay the ultimate slide into facism and rampant genocide.

When my brother moved out, he gave me An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments by Ali Almossawi. It’s a really interesting short book of the different kinds of logical fallacies and false argument strategies. It’s a really cool book that’s perfect for a coffee table with all of these plus more.

Lol I tried to summarize modern markets and how tech giants are formed. I don't reply for you, but anyone who wants to develop their understanding of it. If it's beyond something you choose to understand, no problemo homie, it ain't for everyone. You do you.

If you want to hear my life story, you're gonna have to at least buy me dinner at a truck stop and let me draw you naked.

This is also one that might interest you.

This should be at your grade level. It's got pictures too!

True, not sure the comment above me embodies that. Whataboutism is more difficult to identify since it's often easy to fall into as kneejerk reaction to any comparison, though it is very real and happens frequently.

OPs comment was just a classic no true scotsman and that needed to be pointed out.

I strongly recommend the little book of bad arguments.
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615192255/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_e.KZBb4XGNVP2

https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255

I noticed you use the appeal to hypocrisy also known as Tu quoque. Very smart move yet stupid move, in the future I would recommend not using it. I will recommend you a book called "An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments"

This book is written in a way an elementary student will understand it, hopefully it will help you with your critical thinking skills.