Part of the fun (if you can call it that) of observing and participating in the political process is witnessing firsthand and trying to identify logical fallacies in arguments used by politicians and bureaucrats.
This handy reference guide comes to me courtesy of Greg Patterson’s Espresso Pundit e-newsletter.
A large portion of Greg’s writing makes no sense to me. I mean, it’s in English, utilizes good grammar, etc. It’s just that there doesn’t seem to be a lot of logical flow to it, and thus the conclusions don’t seem well-founded. But as political veteran Bob Littlefield frequently observes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once-in-a-while.
Click to go to interactive version at https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com.
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