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 ...

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.

I hope a reader can show me where I've gone astray in the sequence steps that constitute this argument against abortion. I honestly wish a pro-choicer would someday show me one argument that ...

The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The quality of each argument in a thread varies from comment to comment, with respect to credibility, relevance, logical strength, the balance of evidence, and the level of bias.

More than 75 percent of LSAT logical reasoning questions will contain an argument. For purposes of the LSAT, an argument is a conclusion supported by premises. In questions involving arguments ...