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 ...

A fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. It can undermine your case. Therefore, it is important to examine your own planned written and oral presentations. Also, carefully consider opposing presentations ...

"I strongly object to wrong arguments on the right side," said GK Chesterton. "I think I object to them more than to the wrong arguments on the wrong side." Arguments are attempts to persuade by ...

If you’ve been in on any online debates, you’ve probably heard of the ad hominem argument, an “argument against the person” in other words, attacks on someone’s character. Here’s one formal definition ...

Schools and colleges no longer teach formal logic, as evidenced by the huge number of people who espouse conspiracy theories (all of which fall apart when subjected to formal logic). So, unless you ...

When I was young, I was transfixed by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! As I viewed and reviewed the drawings that appeared in the newspaper, I learned about a great many jaw-dropping oddities. But of all ...

To strip the power from an emotional abuser, you must recognize their argument tactics for what they are: logical fallacies. Narcissists tend to vastly overestimate the accuracy of their own beliefs.

The no miracles argument is one of the main arguments for scientific realism. Recently it has been alleged that the no miracles argument is fundamentally flawed because it commits the base rate ...

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.

We the people were recently treated to a masterclass in political debate courtesy of the House Oversight Committee. “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading,” Rep. Marjorie ...