How to Stop a Fight With Logic

This is a story about how to use logic to stop fights and end quarrels. As we tune in, Tina and Meg are talking about the homeschool support group meeting they both attend . . . Tina: Every time I bring the twins to the support group, I get the impression Barb thinks...

Logic in Russia

Dear Bluedorns, I am a missionary in Russia, and have had the fun of reading The Fallacy Detective with my teenage daughter this year, as part of her homeschool program. Recently, I’ve had several opportunities to address public school teachers and university...

Logic for a Ten-Year-Old

Thank you for reviewing the logic books listed on your website. I notice they’re for middle/high school aged students, which makes sense, given the nature of formal logic. However, I’m hoping to start with younger students to build a foundation. Do you...

Equivocation — A Logical Fallacy

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty,...

Teaching thinking is not a curriculum

People who don’t read and who spend their free time watching a screen will not be able to think critically. Jane Healy’s two books Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It and Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds...