[F] Fallacies and biases

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Fallacies are mistakes of reasoning, as opposed to making mistakes that are of a factual nature. Biases are persistant and widespread psychological tendencies that can be detrimental to objectivity and rationality. Being aware of them can help us avoid their influence. We might also be in a better position to identify and explain other people's mistakes.

Tutorials

• [F01] What is a fallacy
• [F02] Inconsistency
• [F03] Irrelevance
• [F04] Insufficiency
• [F05] Inappropriate presumption
• [F06] List of fallacies
• [F07] Exercises on fallacies
• [F08] Cognitive biases

Further readings

• A modern classic on cognitive biases by a Nobel laureate: Daniel Kahneman - Thinking Fast and Slow
• Richard Nisbett - Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking
• A best seller focusing on cognitive biases: Rolf Dobelli - The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions
• Nigel Warburton - Thinking from A to Z. A short handbook on critical thinking, with many entries on typical fallacies.
• Fallacy files - A comprehensive online directory of fallacies.

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