What is a Fallacy? Understanding Defective Arguments
Describes and explains formal and informal fallacies.
Informal Logic
Article in the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, by Leo Groarke.
SkepDic - Logic and Perception
Articles with many examples covering all variations of faulty thinking.
The Power of Words
Emotional appeals, fallacies, manipulations, disinformation, misdirection, political correctness and the nature of truth. How some people get others to agree with their point of view, give them what they want, do what they ask and buy what they are selling.
Logical Fallacies and the Art of Debate
A guide to using logical fallacies in debate.
Informal Fallacies
Dr. Charles Ess, professor of philosophy and religion, explains and gives examples of logical fallacies.
Logical Rudeness
Entertaining article by Peter Suber discussing the rationality of a certain kind of rhetorical blocking strategy.
The Fallacy Files
Explains and gives examples of logical fallacies from the media and everyday life, with references to sources.
Thinking Straight
A brief introduction to informal logic and argument.
Logic and Fallacies
Atheism Web's guide to logic and fallacies in practical reasoning.
Logical Fallacies
Explanations and examples of common logical mistakes.
PRIME: Fallacies
A short article on informal fallacies from the Platonic Realms Interactive Mathematics Encyclopedia.
The Nizkor Project: Fallacies
42 informal logical fallacies explained by Dr. Michael C. Labossiere, including examples.
Propaganda Critic
Discusses various propaganda techniques, provides contemporary examples of their use, and proposes strategies of mental self-defense.
Stoneforest - Critical Thinking
Offers an introduction to critical thinking whose main content is the description of fallacies, offering examples in daily life.
Logic and Diagnostic
Article by Paul Tomassi discussing the application of logical reasoning in medical diagnostic. Appeared in Minerva.
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