The logic behind argument: Coming face to face with fallacies An argument is considered valid if it takes a form that makes it impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false.

The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be "sheep" and not to let themselves be told ...

Sometimes considered a type of red herring – a logical fallacy that uses unrelated information to redirect away from the argument's flaws – whataboutism is intended to distract attention.

This first installment will discuss how to understand arguments in the logical reasoning section. In questions involving arguments, you will often see the LSAT refer to the "argument" or the ...

This fallacy is called "equivocation," or ambiguity. Equivocal arguments confuse multiple, conflicting meanings of a term while logical arguments use terms consistently.

For the majority the most convincing speaker in a debate is the loudest, most wildly gesticulating person. Validity of his argument be damned. Welcome to populist politics in Pakistan and around ...

As a philosophy professor who teaches logic and critical thinking — the study of good and bad arguments and forms of reasoning — I have been a keen observer of the arguments given for and ...

What's the secret to winning arguments in a world of divisive politics? According to the author of The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, the answer is math.

More than 75 percent of LSAT logical reasoning questions will contain an argument. For purposes of the LSAT, an argument is a conclusion supported by premises. In questions involving arguments ...