Logical fallacies make an argument weak by using mistaken beliefs/ideas, invalid arguments, illogical arguments, and/or deceptiveness. If you are arguing, avoid fallacies of thought because they ...

Concluding that because something can ... enrollment goals. This fallacy and the next one involve mistakes in conditional "if-then" statements. "If A, then B" in a logical context just means ...

The Identification of fallacies is a three step process. 1. Name the fallacy. 2. Define the fallacy. 3. Show how the definition fits the example in question. The first two steps are simply a matter of ...

Without a time machine, there is no way to know if this is true, but further, the line of thinking falls into a logical ...

How to Overcome the Gambler’s Fallacy To avoid succumbing to the gambler’s fallacy, you must first recognize that it is ...

It is the reverse of the gambler’s fallacy that I wrote about in my last column – the mistaken belief that if something happens ... product line or market because of past success, ignoring ...

Accountability: Too Much of a Good Thing Looking inward after something unfortunate happens ... the line of thinking falls into a logical fallacy, that of the "just world." Just World Fallacy ...