The Field Guide for Clear Thinkers

Stymied and stumped by arguments that wrap around you like webs of mystification?

Dr. Ransom's Bestiary is perfect for supplementing any logic curriculum, from junior high to college, or for adults who want to learn more about logic! This book is filled with illustrations, descriptions, exercises, and analysis to help you identify and avoid fallacies you might encounter in everyday life.

F ifty informal fallacies belong to families—fallacies of distraction, ambiguity, form, and "millennial fallacies"—and each one has names, nicknames, and a sketch of its adorable, harmless mode and its true feral face. Get the practice you need to identify the little stinkers wherever they might appear using flashcards for all 50 fallacies.

Each fallacy is followed by discussion questions and exercises; a line-listed answer key and both one and two-semester schedules are included in the back of the book.
Inside Dr. Ransom's Bestiary
Lesson Scope of the Bestiary
- Informal fallacies including:
Contents of the Bestiary
- Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies of 50 adorable fallacies
- Suggested schedules
- Cultural Cheat Sheet
- Quizzes and Tests
- Exercises and Discussion Questions
- Flashcards
Free Resources and Samples to Download
- Samples
The Field Guide for Clear Thinkers

Stymied and stumped by arguments that wrap around you like webs of mystification?

Dr. Ransom's Bestiary is perfect for supplementing any logic curriculum, from junior high to college, or for adults who want to learn more about logic! This book is filled with illustrations, …
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The Field Guide for Clear Thinkers

Stymied and stumped by arguments that wrap around you like webs of mystification?

Dr. Ransom's Bestiary is perfect for supplementing any logic curriculum, from junior high to college, or for adults who want to learn more about logic! This book is filled with illustrations, descriptions, exercises, and analysis to help you identify and avoid fallacies you might encounter in everyday life.

F ifty informal fallacies belong to families—fallacies of distraction, ambiguity, form, and "millennial fallacies"—and each one has names, nicknames, and a sketch of its adorable, harmless mode and its true feral face. Get the practice you need to identify the little stinkers wherever they might appear using flashcards for all 50 fallacies.

Each fallacy is followed by discussion questions and exercises; a line-listed answer key and both one and two-semester schedules are included in the back of the book.
Inside Dr. Ransom's Bestiary
Lesson Scope of the Bestiary

Informal fallacies including:

Kingdom I: Fallacies of Distraction

Kingdom II: Fallacies of Ambiguity

Kingdom III: Fallacies of Form

Kingdom IV: Millenial Fallacies
Contents of the Bestiary

Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies of 50 adorable fallacies

Suggested schedules

Cultural Cheat Sheet

Quizzes and Tests

Exercises and Discussion Questions

Flashcards

Normal flashcards ( 3.4" x 5.5")

Classroom Flashcards ( 8.5" x 11")
Free Resources and Samples to Download

Samples

Try to spot fallacy #1 from the Bestiary

Tests and Quizzes

Answer Key to the Tests and Quizzes