The problem isn’t only avoidance. Many conversations fail because participants focus on persuasion, treating arguments like battles to be won. Minson says that shifting the goal from winning to ...

Video now drives public accountability and viral outrage alike. But bias, editing, delays and AI mean even powerful evidence needs scrutiny.

This paper explores the prosaic deductive style developed by Melissus and Zeno. It first emphasizes the authors’ use of a systematic and reduced vocabulary solely dedicated to a priori deduction. In a ...

The Washington Legislature’s commitment to our youngest residents, while well-intended, has faltered in recent years as lawmakers prioritize other spending. This editorial page has long lamented that ...

There is nothing better than deductive reasoning to win a test, belief or an argument. This type of logical argument produce rock-solid conclusions, and not everyone can use it with certainty.

Formal logic helps us build and evaluate rational arguments, which helps us to test claims, explain our reasoning, and keep discussions clear. The first step in learning formal logic is learning about ...

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Results of a study show the sound of a name might be one additional source of bias in hiring decisions. When people don’t have a lot of details about a candidate, it seems that there is much in a name ...

Imagine you're hiring someone for a job that requires a very kind, agreeable and co-operative person. You have two candidates and all you know about them are their names: Renee and Greta. Who do you ...