Fallacy

In critical thinking, a fallacy is a flaw or error in reasoning that undermines the logic of an argument.

Why Care about Fallacies:

Fallacies are common, they are often highly persuasive, and they are hard to counter unless one is skilled.

People who are unskilled with fallacies are for more likely to get fooled. Also, they are far more likely to use a fallacy without awareness that they are making a mistake.

When you are in the audience role, fallacies are rather hard unless you have develop the appropriate skill set.

Fallacy Management

Fallacy management is a skill for recognizing and countering fallacies while also avoiding the use of fallacies.

Here are the actions of the skill:

1. Learn the common fallacies such that you deeply understand each of them and you easily recognize when they are being used.

2. For each fallacy, learn techniques to block or counter it. Practice using these techniques until you can use them without thinking. Then, when needed counter the fallacy.