Ali Almossawi is an alumnus of MIT's engineering systems
division and Carnegie Mellon's school of computer science. His
books include An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, An Illustrated
Book of Loaded Language, and Bad Choices. His writing has appeared
in publications such as Wired. He works and lives in San
Francisco.
Alejandro Giraldo holds a degree in graphic design from UPB
Medellín and a master's in art direction from ELISAVA (the
Barcelona School of Design and Engineering). He runs the clothing
company Velmost and works as a freelance illustrator. He lives in
Medellín, Colombia.
"An Indie Bestseller
"Wonderfully digestible . . . I can’t think of a better way to be
taught or reintroduced to these fundamental notions of logical
discourse. A delightful little book."
*Aaron Koblin, creative director, Google’s Data Arts team*
"I love this illustrated book of bad arguments. A flawless
compendium of flaws."
*Alice Roberts, PhD, anatomist, writer, and presenter of The
Incredible Human Journey*
"A whimsical, straightforward primer . . . a guide to how to
strengthen—and how not to weaken—your arguments."
*Shelf Awareness, starred review*
"A very good book every scientist should have. Every scholar,
really."
*Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl*
"This little book takes a potentially ponderous subject (logical
fallacies) and makes it wonderfully entertaining."
*Omaha World-Herald*
"Bad arguments, great illustrations . . . gorgeous."
*Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net*
"[A] handsome newcomer’s guide to the world of logic . . .
Almossawi and his McSweeney’s-ready artist Giraldo accessibly
tackle such classic subjects as circular reasoning, false dilemma,
straw man, appeal to ignorance, and genetic fallacy . . . an
attractive, substantive read."
*John Wenzel, Denver Post blog*
"Seriously, An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments should be on every
school curriculum. Twitter will be a more civil place."
*Kevin Tang, BuzzFeed.com*
"A great primer for anyone looking to understand logical fallacies
. . . Pass it along to the arguers—good and bad—in your life."
*Lauren Davis, io9.com*
"Now more than ever, you need this illustrated guide to bad
arguments, faulty logic, and silly rhetoric."
*Dan Solomon, Fast Company magazine online*
"Share [this book] with your friends. Encourage your family members
to flip through it. Casually leave copies in public places."
*Jenny Bristol, GeekDad.com*
"[A] wonderful primer on the logical fallacies that have been
screwing up our thinking . . . since shortly after the invention of
dirt."
*Ron Kretsch, DangerousMinds.net*
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