What is a fallacy? A fallacy is a mistake made by using illogical reasoning. Example:
A cloud is 90% water and a watermelon is 90% water therefore because a plane can fly through a cloud a plane can also fly through a watermelon.
The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn, helps parents and teachers teach logic using fun examples and cartoons. Teaching logic helps students with math and reasoning skills. This book makes it fun!To enter the giveaway subscribe to my feeds using the email subscribe form to the right then post a comment here simply stating that you would like to enter the contest. Follow me on twitter for a second entry! (my tag is mmhomeschooling. Im still working on figuring twitter out!) If you already get email updates all you need to do is post a comment! I will use http://www.randompicker.com/ (or a similar site)to choose the winner on Tuesday March 30th!
This book was donated with the purpose of being given away. I am in no way being compensated for this giveaway.
11 comments:
pick me! pick me!
I would like to win!
This looks like an interesting book. I've heard the title several times but never been able to get my hands on it to see it.
I want it! When do we find out who it goes to?
I want it! :)
This looks really neat, thanks for offering it!
We would love to have that book. Please enter us.
Thank you for the opportunity to win this book. Please enter us!
I'd love this book....what's more my 8 year old would LOVE this book. Thanks for offering! (I blog too. :)
Amanda I tried to go to your blog but you dont have it set up for public access. I would love to look at it if you would like to share it?
I thought I already did this so i may be too late, but I'd like a chance :)
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