"God, why are you jumping down my throat! I'm not arguing with you. We're not fighting. Why attack me? I'm just sharing my opinion!" Different kinds of dialogue call for different kinds of engagement.

Like most disciplines, philosophy has its own methodology, its own approach to inquiry. A central goal of this course is to learn and apply that methodology, which will most likely diverge in ...

As you may have figured out from the focus of my ongoing blog, my book and my previous research, critical thinking (CT) is my specialty area of research. However, perhaps something that I don’t ...

On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s efforts to be able to generally implement President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Sometimes, the real fight isn’t about issues with your partner, but about ...

The word ‘argument’ suggests a disagreement but a written argument has nothing to do with conflict. A written argument should present a clear and well-supported point of view, accompanied by facts and ...

To persuade you, people often try to use logical fallacies (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld) When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for underhand tricks like the 'appeal to ignorance' ...

A written argument is not the same as a verbal argument with a friend – which is often full of passion and you say strongly what you think. When you write to argue, your audience are strangers not ...

What are Command Line Arguments and why would you use them? Command line arguments are extra commands you can use when launching a program so that the program's functionality will change. Depending on ...