by Joshua Anumolu | Feb 24, 2017 | Lies of Rhetoric
18 Rules of Disinformation We’ve already examined Informal Fallacies, Formal Fallacies, and how to respond to them. Next, I am going to examine 18 rules of disinformation, taken from Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation by H. Michael...
by Harrison Durland | Feb 17, 2017 | Debate Blog, Lies of Rhetoric, Technique
In the past two parts in this series, we’ve delivered a glossary of fallacies for you to use in identifying fallacious argumentation in your next round. However, just calling an argument a fallcy isn’t enough to kill it. So how do you take down fallacies?...
by Harrison Durland | Feb 10, 2017 | Lies of Rhetoric
Fallacies in general, are confusing. And if the subject weren’t complicated enough already, some may feel that logicians decided to even further complicate it by distinguishing between formal and informal fallacies. By the end of this article, I hope to explain that...
by Joshua Anumolu | Feb 3, 2017 | Bonus Evidence, Lies of Rhetoric
What is a Logical Fallacy? A Logical fallacy is an argument that makes a flaw or error in its reasoning. Using logic – and knowing about fallacies – is a potent and formidable tool one can use, in both debate and in life. Pointing out a logical fallacy can...
