But in other cases, there’s a difference between what a term means in casual conversation and what it means as a logical fallacy. Here are five fascinating examples, from bandwagon to wishful thinking ...

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

But that approach seems alien to modern politics, of which there is now a very good example. Anthony Albanese ... specific industries are a free-lunch fallacy. Yes, industries which receive ...

Glossing over the unmitigated disaster of ANC-rule for the last three decades, the ACTs fall prey to the single cause fallacy by choosing very deliberately ... This irrational, illogical nonsense was ...

The Arrival Fallacy doesn’t just leave us feeling let down; it can actively cause distress in several ways: Constant ...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that it is a “fallacy” to think tariffs will help the country’s economy as President Trump gears up to impose massive reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading ...

State secrets are necessary, no matter who is president, because safeguarding certain kinds of information stops America’s enemies from doing us harm. They are also fraught, because when ...

But if you look closely, these are logical fallacies or errors in reasoning. There’s false dilemma or false dichotomy, for instance. Critics claim the arrest of the ICC undermines the country ...

Women's fencer Stephanie Turner takes her mask off and gets on a knee in front of her transgender opponent, Redmond Sullivan. X / @icons_women Our legal system’s past three major sports rulings ...