So thrilled to share a resource from a homeschool mom.
Fallacy Hunters: Introduction to Logical Fallacies for Young People of the Digital Age (Book 1 - Personal Attacks and Distractions) by Jane Petito is an excellent book to help teach kids ages eight up about logical fallacies. The book shares six logical fallacies in the personal attacks and distraction category. This wonderful book in the form of a graphic novel gives information like a well written textbook with space to respond to thoughtful questions.
I found
Fallacy Hunters so engaging with visual appeal, great examples, and information that is logically presented and easy to understand for late elementary middle school students. I sat down to read part of the book and found myself very absorbed and finishing the book in one sitting, so also a good book for adults.
In a world where our students are being bombarded with people trying to persuade them with illogical fallacies being able to respond logically, graciously, and truthfully to fallacies is a skill worth cultivating. Fallacy Hunters is a great book to help our kids prepare, sort, and better understand what is being pedaled to them.
I was gifted a copy and not required to write a positive review.
Logic Lion was created by a mom and her two young sons after discussing how often they noticed tricky, false, and unfair arguments going unchecked and negatively impacting the world. Jane, John, and Henry Petito created Logic Lion and the idea for Fallacy Hunters to give young people a way to fight back against logical fallacies in the digital age. Jane received her B.A. from Harvard College and has worked in the finance and fine art worlds. She currently homeschools her two boys, who inspire her to foster critical thinking and agency in childhood education. While not writing and editing for Logic Lion, John and Henry can be found reading books, wrestling one another, or beating their parents at chess.
