Ali Almossawi

Ali Almossawi is an alumnus of MIT’s engineering systems division and Carnegie Mellon’s school of computer science. His books include An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, and Bad Choices. His writing has appeared in publications such as Wired. He works and lives in San Francisco.


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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense
by Ali Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo
Paper over Boards | $16.95 US / $21.95 CAN

Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school … Continue reading →

An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language
Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid
by Ali Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo
Paper over Boards | $16.95 US / $21.95 CAN

Public discourse? More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars are rife with “loaded language”—be it bias, slant, or spin. But listen closely, or you’ll miss what Ali Almossawi finds more frightening still: words that erase accountability, … Continue reading →