Logic and negotiations, for example, often do not go together. While many people might proclaim they are being rational, the complications are multiple opinions about what is true and convictions ...

An informal fallacy is an attempt at making a logical argument where there’s a failure in the reasoning itself. This can stem from a number of causes, such as the misapplication of words and phrases, ...

Hi, I'm Reese Alexander. Today, I'm describing the best way to deal with informal rules at work. Informal rules are part of every organizations informal culture, or the ways people behave outside of ...

If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. —Sun Tzu, The Art of War The enemies of rational thought can take one of several overlapping forms, ...

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Exemplification of informal credit and local financial systems since the 1940s has discredited the assumptions that these either do not exist or, if they do, that they impose harsh conditions on ...

Gambler’s fallacy is a common cognitive bias that affects decision-making, especially in areas like gambling, investing, and trading. In this article, we’ll strive to break things down by giving you a ...