An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

Description

Presents an illustrated look at several philosophical arguments including the slippery slope, ad hominem, appeal to ignorance, and argument from consequences debates.;Who is this book for? -- Preface -- Logical fallacies -- Argument from consequences -- Straw man -- Appeal to irrelevant authority -- Equivocation -- False dilemma -- Not a cause for a cause -- Appeal to fear -- Hasty generalization -- Appeal to ignorance -- No true Scotsman -- Genetic fallacy -- Guilt by association -- Affirming the consequent -- Appeal to hypocrisy -- Slippery slope -- Appeal to the bandwagon -- Ad hominem -- Circular reasoning -- Composition and division. Who is this book for? -- Preface -- Logical fallacies -- Argument from consequences -- Straw man -- Appeal to irrelevant authority -- Equivocation -- False dilemma -- Not a cause for a cause -- Appeal to fear -- Hasty generalization -- Appeal to ignorance -- No true Scotsman -- Genetic fallacy -- Guilt by association -- Affirming the consequent -- Appeal to hypocrisy -- Slippery slope -- Appeal to the bandwagon -- Ad hominem -- Circular reasoning -- Composition and division.