Rédigé dans une langue claire et accessible et illustré par Charb, cet ouvrage constitue une… Read More… Continue reading Petits cours d’autodéfense intellectuelle / A short course in intellectual self-defense
An illustrated book of bad arguments, by Ali Almossawi
The literature on logic and logical fallacies is wide and exhaustive. This work’s novelty is… Read More… Continue reading An illustrated book of bad arguments, by Ali Almossawi
Top 20 Logical fallacies: middle ground (21 of 21)
You claimed that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes must be the truth.… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: middle ground (21 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: the texas sharpshooter (20 of 21)
You cherry-picked a data cluster to suit your argument, or found a pattern to fit… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: the texas sharpshooter (20 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: anecdotal (19 of 21)
You used a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: anecdotal (19 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: genetic (18 of 21)
You judged something as either good or bad on the basis of where it comes… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: genetic (18 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: no true scotsman (17 of 21)
You made what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: no true scotsman (17 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: composition/division (16 of 21)
You assumed that one part of something has to be applied to all, or other,… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: composition/division (16 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: appeal to nature (15 of 21)
You argued that because something is ‘natural’ it is therefore valid, justified, inevitable, or better.… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: appeal to nature (15 of 21)
Top 20 Logical fallacies: begging the question (14 of 21)
You presented a circular argument in which the conclusion was included in the premise. This… Read More… Continue reading Top 20 Logical fallacies: begging the question (14 of 21)