The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, Second Edition

Help your students identify common errors in their everyday thinking process with this handy manual. Based on a Christian worldview and focusing on practical logic, the 36 lessons are filled with case studies, cartoons, and challenging exercises that explore analogies, generalizations, assumptions, propaganda, and more. Includes answer key and "Fallacy Detective Game." Ages 13 and up. 233 pages.

If you think studying logic is going to be laborious and boring, then you haven’t seen this refreshingly clever volume written by homeschool graduates Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn. Students are guided through 36 short lessons designed to help them pay attention to details, listen carefully, and recognize faulty logic and deception wherever they encounter it. Best of all, you and your students will occasionally find yourselves laughing out loud while doing the exercises. Many of the examples are taken right out of the headlines of the liberal media, so the book is timely as well as practical. This is a wonderful teaching tool for students 13 and older in pursuit of Christian wisdom. Includes answer key. 227 pages, softcover from Trivium Pursuit.

—Dean

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Reviewed by Rebecca Moye (Rome, GA), September 23, 2009

Clearly writen. Easy for 6th grader and even my 4th graders, as we are reading and answering questions as a family. I like that the answers leave room for critical thinking.

Reviewed by Michelle Schultz (Newnan, GA), May 30, 2009

I bought this book this year for my son to study logic and reasoning within our Christian Worldview course. This has been very helpful to him in recognizing bad reasoning and logic. He often spends time on the internet reading about topics such as evolution vs. creation, and critiques the arguments so many people use. His only complaint is that he did not always think that the examples used in the book were actual logical fallacies.

Reviewed by Wally Chao (Etobicoke, On,), March 13, 2009

This book is very helpful in identifying the logical fallacies people use in defending or advocating for a particular idea. However, one should read "The thinking tool box" by the Bluedorns first to better understand this book.

Reviewed by Brigitte Rebelo (Maidstone Me16 Oyw,), January 14, 2009

My children and I have just recently started this book and already we are hooked. Excellant book to teach both children and adults in a simple way how to think. A much needed element in any Christian's walk - how to think logically.

Reviewed by Rick And Margaret Shaver (Dauphin, PA), August 20, 2008

I highly recommend this book. It is well done and short lessons. Logic could not have been any simpler.

Reviewed by Antonio Rivera (Bronx, NY), July 24, 2008

I bought the book to read to my son in about two years. I am reading it now and hope to know it pretty good within the two years. It is easy yet very informative reading and well worth getting. Investigate it yourself and become your own Fallacy Detective. Spot others errors and lovingly and gently bring them to the truth. As Gregory Koukl says,"Truth is not ice cream. Faith is not wishing."

Reviewed by Corinne Mahan (San Diego, CA), April 15, 2008

Fantastic! I would recommend this to anyone, adult or child, who wants to be able to defend his or her mind from the onslaught of bad reasoning and propaganda that's all around us. An important, timely resource.

Reviewed by Audra Walker (London, On,), September 22, 2007

This book is great!! We all need this. How many times have we just believed lies because of what we've been told or trained to believe rather than filtering it through Gods word and thinking for ourselves through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Our children need this very much in our day. But also parents who were never trained to think this way!! Great Job!!!Great Book!!

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