Value Faith 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…
Self Awareness
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…
Sliding into Speculation: The Danger of The Slippery Slope Fallacy
You know, in logic, few fallacies are as emotionally persuasive and as subtly deceptive as the slippery slope fallacy. It…
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…
Beyond Either/Or: Escaping the Trap of the False Dilemma (False Dichotomy)
If you watch the news a lot you will notice that we live in a world that loves extremes, success…
The Crowd is NOT Always Right: The Deceptive Effect of The Bandwagon Fallacy
I am sure that you know that we live in an age where popularity often gets mistaken for truth. The…
Attack The Argument, Not The Person: Understanding The Ad Hominem Fallacy
In any and many discussions whether it is online, offline, in politics, or even within our closest relationships, many times…
Youth is Not a Limitation; It’s a Calling: Lessons from 1 Timothy 4:12-13
Let no one despise or think less of you because of your youth, but be an example for the believers…
Walk in Wisdom: Making The Most of Every Moment (Ephesians 5:15-19)
I will like to put it like this: There is a powerful urgency in Paul’s words in Ephesians 5:15-19: Be…