As a marketer, I can tell you that logical fallacies are used in advertising all the time. You find them in a variety of messages that bombard you daily. As a matter of fact, you’re probably so used ...

The "follow the money" argument is an intellectually lazy fallacy. However, if you really do think that money will change our minds, then write us a check. Glance through any sufficiently long ...

Yuri Arcurs peopleimages.com / Getty Images/iStockphoto When I was in college, I remember naively signing up for a course called “Introduction to Logic.” It turned out to be one of the greatest ...

Argument and persuasion are diametrically opposite ways of reasoning. Argument aims at discernment of truth, while for persuasion, winning is the ultimate goal. Subjective reasoning leads to ...

However, the human mind is the irrational elephant in the room, causing many thinkers to misidentify and abuse logical fallacies over the course of a debate. Steven Novella, president of the New ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Most people seem to believe that the “ad hominem” argument is America’s most ...

Donald Trump is a “racist,” a “white supremacist,” a “misogynist,” a “homophobe,” and so on. Hence, his position on X (where X stands for whatever in the world we choose to plug for it) is illicit.

Pro hockey player David Booth spent last season with the Detroit Red Wings after a couple of seasons in the KHL, but the 11-year vet is currently a free agent. Despite a long NHL career that spanned ...

Logical people are typically less biased. It makes sense semantically, but I’m also referring to the research. Studies show that participants who score higher on measures of logical reasoning or who ...

Logical people are typically less biased. It makes sense semantically, but I’m also referring to the research. Studies show that participants who score higher on measures of logical reasoning or who ...