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False Dilemma (Logical Fallacy): Definition and Examples
A false dilemma occurs when a limited number of choices, outcomes, or views are presented as the only possibilities.
Ad Hominem: When Personal Attacks Become Fallacious
Ad hominem fallacy is based on personal and irrelevant attacks against the source of an argument instead of addressing the argument itself.
Tu Quoque Fallacy – Definition and Examples
Tu quoque fallacy occurs when someone's argument is discredited solely based on the allegation that their past actions or words are not consistent with their views.
What Is The Loaded Question Fallacy? Definition and Examples
The loaded question fallacy is a question containing an implicit assumption - that is unverified or controversial.
Circular Reasoning: Definition and Examples
Circular reasoning is a logical fallacy in which a person attempts to prove something using circular logic.
The Sunk Cost Fallacy And How It Can Ruin Your Decisions
Sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that causes people to include non-recoverable past costs in their decision-making process.
Anchoring: How We Cling to the First Piece of Information
Anchoring is a cognitive bias that describes the human tendency to overly rely on the first piece of information we find or is offered to us.
Loss Aversion: How We Fear Losses More Than Value Gains
Loss aversion is a cognitive bias, or a systematic pattern of thinking, that refers to our natural inclination to focus on setbacks more than progress.
Dunning-Kruger Effect: How Low-Skilled People Overestimate Their Own Abilities
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a bias whereby people with low ability in a certain area tend to overestimate their capability in that area.
Logical Fallacy vs Cognitive Bias – What Is The Difference Between Them?
Even though both fallacies and biases are very different from each other, they are both typically concerned with the same issues - errors in reasoning.
Red Herring Fallacy: Definition and Examples
The red herring is an attempt to divert the attention away from the relevant issue by introducing another irrelevant issue.
