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Logic for Kids - Book 3

by Ryan Semerau

Ages 7-12LogicTrivium

The third book in the Logic for Kids series. Covers formal and informal fallacies in comprehensive detail - syllogistic fallacies, hypothetical fallacies, fallacies of relevance, fallacies of ambiguity, and fallacies of presumption. Teaches students to identify fallacies in real-world contexts and to construct strong arguments of their own.

16 chapters · 76 lessons · first 6 free

IntroductionFree

1 · Introduction to Fallacies

1.1 · What Is a FallacyFree
1.2 · Formal vs Informal FallaciesFree
1.3 · Why Fallacies Are PersuasiveFree
1.4 · Naming the ErrorFree
Chapter 1 TestFree

2 · Formal Fallacies - Syllogistic

2.1 · Undistributed MiddleFree
2.2 · Illicit Major🔒
2.3 · Illicit Minor🔒
2.4 · The Four-Term Fallacy🔒
Chapter 2 Test🔒

3 · Formal Fallacies - Hypothetical

3.1 · Affirming the Consequent🔒
3.2 · Denying the Antecedent🔒
3.3 · Why These Are So Common🔒
3.4 · Other Formal Errors🔒
Chapter 3 Test🔒

4 · Fallacies of Relevance - Part 1

4.1 · Ad Hominem: Attacking the Person🔒
4.2 · Tu Quoque: "You Do It Too"🔒
4.3 · Appeal to Authority🔒
4.4 · Appeal to Force (Ad Baculum)🔒
Chapter 4 Test🔒

5 · Fallacies of Relevance - Part 2

5.1 · Appeal to Pity (Ad Misericordiam)🔒
5.2 · Appeal to Emotion🔒
5.3 · Appeal to the People (Ad Populum)🔒
5.4 · Red Herring🔒
Chapter 5 Test🔒

6 · Fallacies of Relevance - Part 3

6.1 · Straw Man🔒
6.2 · Genetic Fallacy🔒
6.3 · Appeal to Ignorance🔒
6.4 · Irrelevant Conclusion🔒
Chapter 6 Test🔒

7 · Fallacies of Ambiguity

7.1 · Equivocation🔒
7.2 · Amphiboly🔒
7.3 · Accent and Emphasis🔒
7.4 · Composition and Division🔒
Chapter 7 Test🔒

8 · Fallacies of Presumption - Part 1

8.1 · Begging the Question🔒
8.2 · Complex Question🔒
8.3 · False Dilemma🔒
8.4 · Loaded Language🔒
Chapter 8 Test🔒

9 · Fallacies of Presumption - Part 2

9.1 · Hasty Generalization🔒
9.2 · Slippery Slope🔒
9.3 · False Cause🔒
9.4 · Accident and Converse Accident🔒
Chapter 9 Test🔒

10 · Fallacies in Practice - Advertising and Media

10.1 · Fallacies in Advertising🔒
10.2 · Fallacies in the News🔒
10.3 · Fallacies in Social Media🔒
10.4 · Fallacies in Everyday Arguments🔒
Chapter 10 Test🔒

11 · Fallacies in Longer Arguments

11.1 · Arguments Often Contain Multiple Fallacies🔒
11.2 · Fallacy Stacking🔒
11.3 · The Fallacy Fallacy🔒
11.4 · Charity and Precision🔒
Chapter 11 Test🔒

12 · Constructing Strong Arguments

12.1 · Start with Clear Terms🔒
12.2 · Use Relevant Premises🔒
12.3 · Don't Assume What You're Trying to Prove🔒
12.4 · Anticipate Objections🔒
Chapter 12 Test🔒

13 · Distinguishing Good Arguments from Bad

13.1 · The Evaluation Checklist🔒
13.2 · Good Arguments🔒
13.3 · Degrees of Quality🔒
13.4 · Practice: Complex Evaluations🔒
Chapter 13 Test🔒

14 · Fallacies and Rhetoric

14.1 · Fallacies Are Persuasive by Design🔒
14.2 · The Ethics of Argument🔒
14.3 · Rhetoric Is Not Fallacy🔒
14.4 · From Logic to Rhetoric🔒
Chapter 14 Test🔒

15 · The Fallacy Toolkit

15.1 · Formal Fallacies🔒
15.2 · Fallacies of Relevance🔒
15.3 · Fallacies of Ambiguity🔒
15.4 · Fallacies of Presumption🔒
Chapter 15 Test🔒

What you'll learn

✓What a fallacy is and why fallacies are persuasive
✓Formal fallacies: undistributed middle, illicit major, illicit minor, four-term fallacy
✓Affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent
✓Fallacies of relevance: ad hominem, straw man, red herring, and more
✓Fallacies of ambiguity: equivocation, amphiboly, composition, division
✓Fallacies of presumption: begging the question, false dilemma, hasty generalization
✓How to spot fallacies in advertising, news, and social media
✓How to construct strong arguments that avoid fallacies
✓How to evaluate arguments systematically
✓How fallacies connect to the art of Rhetoric

How to use this workbook

15 chapters, designed for one chapter per week (4 short lessons per week plus a chapter test). Each lesson takes about 15-20 minutes - read the lesson, talk it over with the AI tutor, then answer a few short questions in your own words.

Prerequisites

Logic for Kids Books 1-2 (required). Grammar for Kids Books 1-3 strongly recommended.