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Logical fallacies

Patterns of faulty reasoning and practical ways to recognize them in everyday arguments.

A smaller red optical lens with a sparse reasoning network beside a larger blue and green lens with a denser network

August 20, 20267 min read

69 minutes of campaigning: what the fallacies in Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro’s speeches reveal

Across 69 minutes of campaign speech, Jiddu detected 53 possible fallacies in Lula’s address and 95 in Flávio Bolsonaro’s. The difference grew after adjusting for speech length and severity.

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Translucent lenses revealing an unsupported jump, a forced fork, a circular loop, and a side track in a chain of reasoning

August 13, 20266 min read

What are logical fallacies — and how spotting them helps you think better

A fallacy can make a weak argument sound persuasive. Learning to identify the pattern helps you ask a better question before you accept the conclusion.

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