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Arguments and How They Fail

There are two broad kinds of argument: deductive and inductive. In a deductive argument, the conclusion follows from the premises as their logical consequence. All dogs are mammals. (Premise 1) Fluffy ... read more

What’s Really Wrong With the Green New Deal

One of the tragedies caused by the decline of education over the last century has been the demise of rhetoric, the art and science of constructing an argument. Learning the logical structure of ... read more

Are all fallacies invalid?

Logical fallacies occur when one or more premise has faulty reasoning. Logical fallacies can include citing a false authority, using a slippery slope argument in which a conclusion is reached from ... read more

Formal Logic Reveals Hidden Dangers of Logical Fallacies in Patent Claim Rejections

There is no statutory requirement that formal logic be adhered to during examination of patent claims. Examiners and patent practitioners are free to use a wide variety of discussion and argument ... 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 ... read more

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Science and facts are the foundational basis for rational and logical disputation and the possibility of ... that can be verified forms a sound basis for robust discussion, debate and decision-making. read more

On partisan politics: Stop dodging questions with logical fallacies; Stop 'scandalizing' everything

I hate the sin.” Avoiding the question is one of more than a dozen logical fallacies in essay writing. A logical fallacy always collapses the argument of the person who uses it. This illustrates a ... read more

What are some examples of fallacies of presumption?

Fallacies of presumption are part of the group of logical fallacies classified as fallacies of sufficiency. This means that the argument a person makes is based on an assumption, rather than a proven ... 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 ... read more

Anti-Vaccination: Healing the divide

An issue that may arise when attempting to engage in effective dialogue and debate is that of logical fallacies. These are flaws in reasoning that will undermine your position and cloud the message ... read more

Hidden Dangers Of Logical Fallacies In Patent Claim Rejections

There is no statutory requirement that formal logic be adhered to during examination of patent claims. Examiners and patent practitioners are free to use a wide variety of discussion and argument ... read more