A logical fallacy is, simply put, ... a flaw in reasoning. Often, logical fallacies are tactics that are used in order to bolster arguments ... I'll get us started with a rather common example.

Attempting to oversee and provide a handle on fallacies is The Fallacy Files, a labor of love of Gary N. Curtis, a Ph.D., from Indiana University, whose background is logic.

Most people seem to believe that the “ad hominem” argument is America’s most appealing fallacy. It’s frequently cited and gives people a chance to show off the only Latin phrase they know.

We’re always pleased when our readers write to us with questions or comments that really make us think. Here, for example, is reader K.S., who writes: Perhaps it was intended facetiously, if so ...

Correlation/Causation Logical Fallacy – Implying a cause and effect where there isn’t one. Example: When I eat organic fruit I don’t feel hungry, so I should buy organic fruit instead of non ...

In any discussion of evolutionary psychology, or human sciences in general, it is very important to avoid two logical fallacies. They are called the naturalistic fallacy and the moralistic fallacy.

The catchphrase “settled science” demonstrates the “Appeal to Closure” logical fallacy, ... “Ad Hominem” attacks in paragraphs No. 1 and No. 2 would be good examples of logical fallacies.