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 ...

Arguments aren’t won with information; they’re resolved with rhetoric, the art of persuasion. In Thank You For Arguing, author Jay Heinrichs reveals the secrets to mastering rhetoric, identifying ...

When considering your argument or the arguments of others, writers and readers need to be aware of logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are found in many places—ads, politics, movies. Logical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Narcissists rely on these five ‘logical fallacies’ like a crutch. But, with a ...

When we refer to fallacies, we are describing things that are mistakes, and if they are logical fallacies, they are mistakes in reasoning. It is impossible to read the news today or (worse) watch the ...

One complaint I hear about preparing for the LSAT is study burnout. Reviewing dry reading passages, diagramming logic games and identifying logical fallacies can get repetitive. While there is no ...

Rebutting Michele Bachmann on the 2009 Food Safety Modernization Act. Twenty years ago, when I was in college and studying for a BA in Philosophy, one of the courses required for my major was Logic. I ...