Is watching the news or reading the newspaper part of your curriculum? Do you find yourself trying to explain the faulty thinking and logic that is used to write and tell some of that material? Then this is the book for you.
The day we started this book my daughter and I were watching a news program. It was a split screen with the moderator and two different sides of the argument. The side that had hard facts to support itself was not a very clear speaker. The other side was smooth, good looking, always smiling and changing the subject. My daughter after listening said that she thinks the side with facts was probably right, but the other guy had to be at least a little right he seemed so sure of himself. LESSON 35 Transfer
In today’s word of sound bites and mini interviews the skills in ‘The Fallacy Detective’ is vital. Another wonderful side to this book is that it is written from a christian perspective. I am often concerned about books on thinking and logic that are not God derived, that is not a problem here! I am so pleased that I will be able to share this book with my daughter and later my younger children.
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The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2009 Edition
By Nathaniel & Hans Bluedorn / Christian Logic Get more fallacies and more cartoons in this 2nd Edition of The Fallacy Detective! For ages 12 through adult, learn to recognize the fallacies you see every day, including Red Herring, Ad Hominem, Tu Quoque, Straw Man, loaded question, equivocation, circular reasoning, either-or, generalization, analogy, propaganda, and others, including two new for this 2009 edition: special pleading and slippery slope fallacies. Original cartoons, as well as Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbes, and Peanuts, illustrate many of the fallacies perfectly, while the text provides additional examples. Exercises and “The Fallacy Detective Game” provide fun ways to really remember what you’ve learned! 212 pages, softcover. Answer key included. |
This book is listed as ages 12 and older. If you have a gifted child this book can be used earlier, when they are ready for more independent thinking. If you have a child with social understanding issues such as Asperger’s this is a must! It gives an unique but quantifiable insight for a child on the spectrum into understanding social and logic issues. The book has been updated so it’s new and ready to take on the issues of today.
If you are interested in this or other books on logic and thinking skills you can go to Fallacy Detective
I would like to be transparent. I want you to know that I received this book for free to review at my discretion. I loved it! I hope you enjoy as well.
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