The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning

I'm currently reading this with my 11 year old son. He's understanding the concepts and we have been having great discussions. I think this is a great book for teaching critical thinking skills.

This book is a hidden gem. My kid references things learned from it constantly. Not only that but the kid was eager to using the workbook and discuss answers during grading. It is an excellent addition to any child's studies as it will open their eyes to how some people utilize fallacies for persuasive purposes.

I bought this for my mom, per her request – she really enjoyed it! It’s simple, and probably easy to approach even for someone in fifth through eighth grade, but adults will find plenty to get from it as well!

I purchased this book for my teen based on a suggestion. At first, I was thrown off by the book cover as I was thinking that it was for younger kids. However, it definitely is not. He just started reading it and is enjoying the book thus far. I look forward to reading it with my preteen.

Overall this book does a good job of introducing kids to the basics of philosophy and logic. Especially helpful in teaching kids to think critically about marketing, politics, religion etc. A skill that would also help many adults.There are quite a few errors within it that even my kids picked up on as we worked through the book. Would love to see a revised edition come out.

Don’t let the juvenile cover fool you. It’s an excellent book for youth and adults alike. I’m reading this with my 15yo now. In the world we live in the information this book contains is an absolute necessity. Buy it!

Very interesting book. It does a very good job highlighting all sorts of flaws in human logic and explaining why people make them. My only complaint is getting called out by the book on a few of the fallacies.

We enjoyed this Logic book in our homeschool so much we gifted copies to other family members. It's delightful and engaging.