In the era of “search engine optimization” and click bait, I’m told that list-based articles (sometimes called listicles) continue to be a great way to gain the interest of a distracted populace. And ...

With last week being “School Choice Week” here are a few bad arguments frequently made against the school-choice movement. Bad argument 1: School vouchers waste public money by sending it to private ...

And why we should all agree that people disagree in the wrong way In his 1936 work How to Win Friends and Influence People, now one of the bestselling books of all time, Dale Carnegie wrote: “I have ...

Formal logic helps us build and evaluate rational arguments, which helps us to test claims, explain our reasoning, and keep discussions clear. The first step in learning formal logic is learning about ...

Why the rhetoric doesn’t stand up under scrutiny. Now that gay marriage is our most talked-about domestic policy issue, it is time to rebut faulty arguments that bedevil it. While we could provide ...

Would you collect jokes that aren’t very funny? Of course not. So instead I collect arguments that don’t exactly prove what they’re supposed to. Let me know if you find a bad argument that’s also ...

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' ...

Impeachment managers House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), right, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), front center, followed by Reps. Hakeem ...

What’s the Matter with Seattle? The Cloudy Case for War in Venezuela Schoolhouse Shock The Epstein Scandal Makes for a Shoddy Partisan Weapon Turnabout Is Political Law Audio By Carbonatix Dear ...

Learning how to calm down and communicate during a fight or argument with your partner can be difficult. But, if you want to save your marriage or relationship, it's important. Maybe it started with a ...

For my first quarter-century on the planet, I fled from arguments and disputes, manifesting all the courage and toughness we associate with rabbits. When I saw a disagreement start up, I was soon lost ...