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Logical Fallacies and the Art of Debate

This is a guide to using logical fallacies in debate. And when I say "using," I don't mean just pointing them out when opposing debaters commit them -- I mean deliberately committing them oneself, or ... read more

A Handbook of Logical Fallacies: The Defense of Planned Parenthood

As students return to school in the coming months, freshmen the world over will open their Philosophy 101 textbooks and make the first steps to learning the art of critical thinking ... what philosoph... read more

How Do You Win An Argument? IBM’s New AI Has a Formula

In order to allow an algorithm to debate, IBM had to break the art of debating down into an algorithm ... While you can attempt to formalize the logical rules of debate, and avoid the dreaded logical ... read more

Deflating scientific fallacies

Yale neurologist Steven Novella populates his podcasts and blogs with aliens, ghosts and creationists for a single purpose: to help resurrect the lost art of scientific thinking ... Given a choice bet... read more

Getting to QED, Part 1: Informal logic and online argumentation

Hopefully you will come away from this article with the tools to distinguish a productive debate from an acrimonious flame war. A common approach to studying informal logic is to start with logical fa... read more

The Facebook Timeline and the Disintegration of Memory

How heartbreakingly obvious this is in Internet “debates,” wherein combox-combatants look up their arguments as they argue, google logical fallacies as they accuse ... a wonder of nature, a work of ar... read more

More Logical Fallacies

The Red State argument is riddled with errors of logic and maths. While the entire basis of the analysis ... On pages 13-14, Harris writes: “Our technical advances in the art of war have finally rende... read more

Logical Fallacies to Avoid

The argument did not take into consideration any scientific proof at all. And there you have it- some of the most commonly used logical fallacies. So if you’re going to debate, make sure that these ho... read more

Logical Fallacies

The argument then shifts in a different direction and becomes rife with: innuendos, half-truths and logical fallacies. What is a "logical fallacy"? It's an insidious technique to engage a listener bas... read more

Spotting Logical Fallacies and Propaganda Techniques

Here is a list of common propaganda techniques and logical fallacies commonly used by spiritual abusers and cults. Appeal to Authority – Citing authorities or respected figures to support an argument ... read more