Logical fallacy is defined by Oxford English Dictionary as “a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid.” Contrary to the title, I’m not writing this because I want to give an English ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leveraging neuroscience to create remarkable leadership. Having a solid foundation in logic can enable you to make ...

Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

Here at Snopes, we encounter our fair share of logical fallacies, or errors in reasoning, that tend to be more persuasive than they ought to be, and are based on poor or faulty logic. In previous ...

When we refer to fallacies, we are describing things that are mistakes, and if they are logical fallacies, they are mistakes in reasoning. It is impossible to read the news today or (worse) watch the ...

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 ...