Value Faith The Illusion of Neutrality: The Middle Ground Fallacy
Just like in my previous article, the world is filled with debates, and political, moral, scientific, relational people many many…
Argumentation
The Illusion of Meaning: The Equivocation Fallacy
Words are powerful, and as a blogger and writer, I know this well, but they can also be slippery, I…
Blame-Shifting Logic: The Deception of the Appeal to Hypocrisy Fallacy
Take a minute to remember an argument in the past or a debate where one person calls out another person’s…
The Emotional Manipulation of Logic: How The Appeal to Pity Fallacy Works
I can bet that we have all been there, listening to someone explain their mistake or justify a belief, and…
Smoke Screens and Distractions: The Red Herring in Arguments
In the world of reasoning and debate, not every distraction is accidental. Some are carefully crafted to divert attention away…
Trust, But Verify: The Subtle Trap of The Appeal to Authority Fallacy
It is very very much human nature to trust people who seem to know more than we do. We defer…