Informal fallacies and cognitive bias

What this note covers

1. What makes a fallacy informal, and how to write about one
2. Fallacies of relevance: when the reasons point somewhere else
3. Fallacies of cause, chance and sampling
4. Fallacies of presumption and structure
5. Cognitive bias and its impact on reasoning
6. Fallacy-spotting without fallacy-hunting

6 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes