We’ve heard a lot about fake news. But also beware of fake logic. So let’s have a brief lesson in Latin and logic. In logic, a classic fallacy is known as post hoc ergo propter hoc. That Latin phrase, ...

Either of two phenomena may be at work -- the "placebo effect" or the "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" (after this, therefore because of this) fallacy. Some of the most iconic over-the-counter name-brand ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Most people seem to believe that the “ad hominem” argument is America’s most ...

Lanny Davis, hired lawyer and propaganda flak for the Vigneto Village developers, reasons that since the Arizona Department of Water Resources found no effect of the Vigneto project on the water ...

This week’s column features a small history lesson. I went to high school at a time and place where most of the students studied Latin for two years before moving on to a related modern language like ...

Economics can be a difficult subject area. I am going to shed some light on what I believe are the most common mistakes that people make when trying to analyze economic issues. These economic pitfalls ...