The following is an alphabetical list of the logical fallacies we study in this course. Each fallacy is followed by a description of the proper method for identifying the fallacy (ID) when it occurs ...

A slightly more sophisticated form of the Post Hoc fallacy occurs when we observe that B type events often (or always) follow A type events. For example, if your sister always poops in her diaper ...

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Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The base rate fallacy is a cognitive bias that causes us to ignore or undervalue general information and instead focus on data ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The gambler’s fallacy is a common ...

Pathetic fallacy is often used to describe the environment. The weather and season can be described with human emotions to reflect the mood of a character or create a tone. 'The raindrops wept ...

We all loved kids' cartoons, and we bet your kids adore them, too! With so many streaming options available today, your kids ...

Dr. Mo Abolkheir, a philosopher specializing in inventions and patents, has identified a logical fallacy—a flawed argument that may appear valid but is based on faulty reasoning—within the law.

Everyone, for so long, has been worried about the honeybees. Governments, celebrities, social-media users, small businesses, ...

Our privacy is besieged by tech companies. Companies can do this because our laws are built on outdated ideas that trap lawmakers, regulators, and courts into wrong assumptions about privacy, ...

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