Logical Errors

Logical Fallacies

Faulty Premises

Factual Errors

Incorrect "Facts"

The fallacy of incorrect facts speaks for itself. A speaker who begins with completely untrue premises will very likely reach an unsound conclusion. For example: "A policeman wears his badge on the left side of his chest, so that if he gets shot the badge will protect his heart." To the best of our medical knowledge, the vast majority of human hearts lie squarely in the center of the chest. A bullet passing into the left side of the chest would probably just graze the heart. Many of our popular fallacies rest on "facts" like the one stated above.

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Map of Logical Errors