Discover the gambler's fallacy, why past events don't affect future outcomes, and how this misconception impacts gambling and ...

Logical fallacies are mistakes in arguments. For example, if someone says that something is better solely because it is more "natural," this is the appeal to nature fallacy. If someone presents two ...

In response, some Americans have taken it upon themselves to dive into the archive. They are using artificial intelligence to develop platforms to make navigating the Epstein files easier and to ...

Every semester in my English classes I spend time teaching my students about logical fallacies. Yes, I am one of those college teachers who tries to expand those horizons and all that. Back before it ...

In the April 23 Viewpoints section, Ross Lissuzzo argued with Wednesday Journal’s Our Views editorial, “Term limits won,” asserting that a “notable majority” of River Forest voters approved the ...

People often ask me how they can avoid misinformation. I wish there was an easy answer, but effectively avoiding misinformation means reevaluating our relationship with information. The perpetuation ...

It’s always good (and frustratingly rare) to see the mainstream media get it right when it comes to pseudoscience in medicine. Too often the narrative is – scientists are baffled at this alternative ...

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