Mastering Logical Fallacies

Sponsored by The Book, "Logically Fallacious," by Bo Bennett, PhD

Lesson 1: Introduction to Logical Fallacies

While this course is written for the layperson, I do need to introduce some concepts which may be new to you but play an important role in reasoning, as well as issue a few warnings and explain how this course is organized. In this section, we will cover the basics of reasoning, arguments, beliefs, fallacies, rationality, and being a smart-ass. By the end of this section, you should:

  • know the difference between reason and rationality
  • know what an argument is and the many forms it can take
  • understand how beliefs are formed
  • know what is meant by the term "fallacy"
  • know the pros and cons of being a smart-ass
  • understand that fallacious reasoning is both active and passive

Note that this is designed as an interactive course with discussion questions and exercises. You can choose to participate or not. It is your course!

Additional Course Resources

There is no quiz for this lesson.

Activate the "e-mail drip" feature. We will e-mail you the text of one slide per day. This is a 1-2 minute read that makes completing a course easy for the busy person who can't make the time to take the course interactively. If you select this option, you can still participate in the interactive part if you wish. E-mails will begin with the next lesson not completed.