The Internet is teeming with crazies, jerks, and blowhards; and in online forums, debaters are full of passionate intensity. Peruse the comments area on any popular blog, and you’ll find more ...

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A logical fallacy is, ...

It has been suggested that approximately five exabytes (i.e. about 5,000,000,000 pickup truck beds full of information typed on paper) of data are created each day. What is tougher to decipher is how ...

To persuade you, people often try to use logical fallacies (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld) When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for underhand tricks like the 'appeal to ignorance' ...

In a world where misinformation spreads faster than truth, learning to spot bias, logical fallacies, and manipulated content is essential. From AI-powered debate analysis to UNESCO’s training for ...

When I was in college, I remember naively signing up for a course called "Introduction to Logic." It turned out to be one of the greatest courses I have ever taken. Logic is the basis for philosophy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their ...

A June 22 letter writer admonished us to think, but his arguments were full of logical fallacies. He said to ignore TV news and press as “left-wing brainwashing.” That’s “tribalism” — prejudging ...