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A logical fallacy is, simply put, a flaw in reasoning. Often, logical fallacies are tactics that are used in order to bolster arguments that are, otherwise, pretty weak. At worst, they are diversion ...

It has been suggested that approximately five exabytes (i.e. about 5,000,000,000 pickup truck beds full of information typed on paper) of data are created each day. What is tougher to decipher is how ...

“Ad Hominem” attacks in paragraphs No. 1 and No. 2 would be good examples of logical fallacies. The catchphrase “settled science” demonstrates the “Appeal to Closure” logical fallacy, as well as ...

Indiana University South Bend launched a seven-week Civic Leadership Academy course with a session on how to spot logical fallacies. The course aims to help attendees distinguish between facts and ...