The Thinking Toolbox has been the best selling text for teaching critical thinking skills and introduction to logic for over 15 years.

"The Bluedorns have certainly achieved their goal of creating a logic textbook that is neither boring nor distant, but rather informative, approachable, enjoyable, and valuable." - Jordan J. Ballor at the Acton Institute --Acton Institute web site

"I think the best part of The Thinking Toolbox would be the examples because they are hilarious. . . . I would highly recommend this book. It's useful and great comedy at the same time." Sarah (age 11) --student

This book is like a toolbox, full of different kinds of tools you can use for different thinking tasks. Just as you use the wrench in a regular tool box to fix the sink, so you can use the tools we give you in this book to solve thinking problems.

- When it is dumb to argue

- Using the scientific method

- Five rules of brainstorming

- Who has a reason to lie?

- How to analyze opposing viewpoints

- How to analyze evidence and sources

- How to list reasons why you believe something

- And much more

We wrote this book for children and adults who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills. The Thinking Toolbox follows the same style as The Fallacy Detective with lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back. Parents and teachers, as well as anybody who wants to learn logic, will find The Thinking Toolbox easy to use and practical.

Features:

- Fun to use not dry like a math textbook

- Can be used after The Fallacy Detective

- Introductory teaches skills you can use right away

- Self-teaching format

- For ages thirteen and older

- Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre

The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years.

"Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective it appears that it can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve his reasoning skills."--Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer

"Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy."--Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer

"I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!"--11 Year Old

What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.

- For ages twelve through adult.

- Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.

- Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.

- Includes The Fallacy Detective Game.

- Exercises with answer key.

From the author of the best selling The Fallacy Detective comes a story of science and imagination.

After a science experiment in the kitchen goes very wrong, Archer and Zowie are surprised to find that the microwave-oven now:

-Can order sandwiches from the deli.
-Can squash the entire universe to the size of a bean in less than a second.
-Wants to kill them.

Over the course of the day, Archer and Zowie will encounter deep space, angry babysitters, teleporting microwave ovens, big penguin aliens, and even the author of this book.

They can only expect the unexpected.