There are many messages from science that bear repeating. One of them is that correlation does not mean causation. When headlines include a cause-effect conclusion based on correlational evidence, ...

The discourse of many of our politicians, media pundits and, most distressingly, the intellectual/academic community are symptomatic of a disturbing malaise of logical thought. Their discourse is ...

Some studies purport to show that companies run by women CEOs deliver lesser shareholder returns than those run by male CEOs, and some studies show that companies with gender diversity in their top ...

What is the Ad Hominem Fallacy? The ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself. This fallacy diverts attention from the actual issue ...

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The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told ...

THE biggest lie told by those who create and spread misinformation is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told what ...

Aranan Tarih Aralığı: 2012-1-1 / 2012-02-01 Aranan Kelime: why is it so important to be able to recognize the logical fallacy called false cause question 3select one a knowing if one event caused ...

As the holidays approach you will probably get into political and cultural debates with family and friends. We at Snopes have put together a guide on the nature of fallacies, particularly false ...