There are many messages from science that bear repeating. One of them is that correlation does not mean causation. When headlines include a cause-effect conclusion based on correlational evidence, ...

The discourse of many of our politicians, media pundits and, most distressingly, the intellectual/academic community are symptomatic of a disturbing malaise of logical thought. Their discourse is ...

As the holidays approach you will probably get into political and cultural debates with family and friends. We at Snopes have put together a guide on the nature of fallacies, particularly false ...