Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopes-tionary, where we'll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. Also known ...

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' ...

Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopes-tionary, where we’ll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. The "straw ...

Logical fallacies are flaws in reasoning. They are often called informal fallacies. It's becoming more common for people to call out these fallacies by name. You often hear accusations of people ...

When considering your argument or the arguments of others, writers and readers need to be aware of logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are found in many places—ads, politics, movies. Logical ...

Clear and rational thinking is essential for effective decision-making and communication in the work place. However, logical fallacies—errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument—are ...

In simple terms, a logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning that weakens your argument; you’ve drawn a conclusion based on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leveraging neuroscience to create remarkable leadership. Having a solid foundation in logic can enable you to make ...