Reader Jon Hanson stated Tuesday in his letter to the editor that he supports the war in Iraq, because “if we just sit on our hands, I doubt the terrorists will go away.” Were invading Iraq and ...

To persuade you, people often try to use logical fallacies (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld) When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for underhand tricks like the 'appeal to ignorance' ...

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 ...

What is the Ad Hominem Fallacy? The ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself. This fallacy diverts attention from the actual issue ...

Has anyone noticed that the Democrats, and Obama in particular, are the masters of using the either or fallacy, also known as the false dilemma? The either or fallacy is an argumentation technique ...