I've experienced a lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I'm saying is, let us begin, shall we?
It's Spirit Week at Abigail Adams Junior High, but the IM gossip chain has gotten way out of control, and poor Isabel is the target! Mean messages and whispering classmates are popping up all over — and of course, the Queens of Mean are in the thick of it. Everybody claims to be "just kidding," but it's not funny at all. Can the BSG stop the Whisperers and rally for a new kind of Spirit Week?
You've Got To Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think
You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not
