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.

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

Since logical argumentation is a key legal skill, the LSAT features two scored sections of logical reasoning. These sections ...

The LSAT asks about two kinds of assumptions, which are easily confused. Necessary assumptions are those that an argument depends upon. They may seem obvious or trivial. They may defend against ...

This definition of what constitutes a valid argument is complex, so let's look at a real argument. (What folllows is a deductive argument because it is supposed to provide convincing evidence for its ...

A valid argument is one whose conclusion logically follows from the premises, while an invalid argument is one whose conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

We’re about halfway through the initial content unit in GE 103, which is on logic and argumentation. The main flow of the unit is that we learn about statements and representing statements in ...

I often notice people demonstrating strong emotions as substitutes for logical arguments about all sorts of issues — from casual conversation to politics.