We’re always pleased when our readers write to us with questions or comments that really make us think. Here, for example, is reader K.S., who writes: Perhaps it was intended facetiously, if so I ...

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 ...

Yuri Arcurs peopleimages.com / Getty Images/iStockphoto When I was in college, I remember naively signing up for a course called “Introduction to Logic.” It turned out to be one of the greatest ...

Erec Smith has been teaching rhetoric for 15 years, four of which have been at York College. In Smith's courses, he teaches his students the study of effective communication. With this year's ...

When I was a college freshman around 50 years ago, I took an advanced course in logic. I loved it. What I remember most, even after all these years, is the idea that in making an argument people often ...

Buddhist thinking is largely based on the idea of the interconnections and continuity of reality. Empirical studies of Buddhism suggest that practitioners of this type of thinking experience less ...

In this video, we discuss logical fallacies, which are common patterns of reasoning that lead to mistakes in our arguments and understanding of the world. Examples covered include ad hominem, appeal ...

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 ...