"I strongly object to wrong arguments on the right side," said GK Chesterton. "I think I object to them more than to the wrong arguments on the wrong side." Arguments are attempts to persuade by ...

To advance a moral argument about the legality of controversial subjects such as abortion, there needs to be a reformulation of the way in which arguments are presented. When discussing highly ...

Belief bias is one of the most common forms of cognitive bias. It has probably altered your acceptance of arguments more than you would like to admit. Belief bias is a type of cognitive bias wherein ...

Argument: A kind of rationale in which the reason(s) are intended to be taken as evidence for believing the conclusion.. Branch: One of multiple chains in a rationale that lead to the same conclusion.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover behavioral economics, decision-making, finance and philosophy. Alternative facts and sloppy thinking. Either one can ...

The LSAT logical reasoning section asks about sufficient and necessary assumptions behind arguments. It's important to carefully distinguish these two kinds of questions. Each involves a different ...

Recent controversy over philosophical advocacy of infanticide (or the comically-styled euphemism 'postnatal abortion') reveals a surprisingly common premise uniting many of the opponents and ...