Columnist Raymond Atkins explains eight common logical fallacies, urging readers to spot faulty reasoning in politics and daily life.
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 ...
Our first reaction to the city’s announcement that it’s temporarily closing Whitman Park is that is seemed like an abrupt decision. Maybe that’s because it didn’t involve a lengthy debate by Grand ...
ABSTRACT: A logical fallacy is an argument that can be disproven through reasoning. This is different from a subjective opinion or one that can be disproven with facts; for a position to be a logical ...
A logical fallacy is an argument that can be disproven through reasoning. This is different from a subjective opinion or one that can be disproven with facts; for a position to be a logical fallacy, ...
Jon Benson’s paid advertisements on The Salt Lake Tribune website deserve a C for effort but a D for content. As a former writing teacher, I decided to evaluate Jon Benson’s paid article in The ...
Staff photo by Clay Schuldt Librarian LeRoy Harris leads a discussion in a seminar on news media at the New Ulm Public Library. NEW ULM — Knowing who to trust in the news media was the subject of the ...
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