
This article examines 17 important logical fallacies in argumentation that everyone should know for better critical thinking.
This article examines 17 important logical fallacies in argumentation that everyone should know for better critical thinking.
Fallacies—notes Purdue's Writing Lab—'are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.