In general, people like the world to make sense. We try to see connections even where they don’t exist. We want to understand the “why’s” and exert control over our environments. And we want to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Narcissists rely on these five ‘logical fallacies’ like a ...

Clear and rational thinking is essential for effective decision-making and communication in the work place. However, logical fallacies—errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument—are ...

To assert that something is true because an authority says it's true is a logical fallacy. However, too often people misapply the "argument from authority" fallacy to dismiss a solid scientific ...

In India, we’ve seen a curious paradoxical pattern emerge over the last few years. The more we progress economically, the more we regress mentally, whether it is patriotism, pornography or the morning ...

Lucknow, August 28 In a controversial remark on Monday, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said Hinduism is just a “fallacy” and Brahminism is the cause of all disparities in society. Earlier ...

“Complex systems like economies aren’t like air conditioners,” psychologist Art Markman explains. “If a room is too hot, you turn on the air conditioner, and it cools down . . . There aren’t a lot of ...