Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders, (Paperback)

from jahn

I enjoyed this attack on sloppy argumentation. Whyte mixes intellectual arrogance, (he never merely suggests), with funny illustrations from an unpretentious New Zealand upbringing, and he does it with style.

from Devil_llama

A good, solid look at some of the most common logical mistakes. There were one or two amusing moments when the author actually committed a fallacy he'd just argued against, and there were a few places where he allowed his political preferences to color his arguments, but for the most part, it is ...

from neverstopreading

Although this book is helpful in understanding some common logical fallacies, the author has his own biases that he brings to the table. For example, he considers something such as calling the Trinity a "mystery" a logical fallacy. But logic's purpose is to bring clarity and knowledge, whereas th...

from Razinha

This is another pretty good book on logical fallacies. The author does use a lot of dated, cultural, and geographical references to make his point, but the points are valid irrespective of the contexts and they are well presented.Add in smidgeons of humor woven throughout...sarcasm as well as jus...

from rcampoamor

This should be required reading for everyone, especially the current Nintendo/talk radio generation who don't seem to have even a modicum of critical thinking skills and would prefer to have someone else tell them what to think. This book has both a humorous and very pointed, yet concise way of w...