A Logic Lesson; or, How Desperate People Argue

Have you ever heard the word “fallacy?” A fallacy is the use of wrong moves in the construction of an argument — when you’re trying to convince someone of something. These wrong moves render your argument unsound. There are dozens of types of...

The Campaign of Donald Trump

The profile of a sociopath can be reduced to three categories: conscience, empathy, and honor. The sociopath has none of these things — though he may either emulate them in a way which fools and disarms people, or he may project them on himself with words, or he...