The logic behind argument: Coming face to face with fallacies An argument is considered valid if it takes a form that makes it impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false.

This first installment will discuss how to understand arguments in the logical reasoning section. In questions involving arguments, you will often see the LSAT refer to the "argument" or the ...

Sometimes considered a type of red herring – a logical fallacy that uses unrelated information to redirect away from the argument's flaws – whataboutism is intended to distract attention.

While the questions themselves involve made-up arguments and the answer choices vary in wording, the flaws in the reasoning are often common logical fallacies studied since antiquity.

It lists a handful of basic deductive arguments and another handful derived from those basic ones. Also covered in Weston’s book are a number of common fallacies, some of which I already mentioned.

The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn ...

14 logical fallacies that keep showing up in bad arguments By Andy Kiersz May 14, 2014, 12:15 PM PT AP There are a lot of ways that people make terrible and invalid arguments.

Test-takers must understand causal arguments and how to distinguish them from statements of conditional logic.

Being right versus being heard. Logic doesn’t change minds—emotions do. And sometimes, trying to prove someone wrong just ends with you both being rightfully miserable and silently uninvited ...