the False Choice fallacy can now be referred to as the Two Bad BBQs fallacy. (For obvious reasons)
November 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
the False Choice fallacy can now be referred to as the Two Bad BBQs fallacy. (For obvious reasons)
Skunk cost fallacy
October 30, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Skunk cost fallacy
"rein in"
The notion that it's "out of control" is a right-wing fallacy.
The notion that it's "out of control" is a right-wing fallacy.
November 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"rein in"
The notion that it's "out of control" is a right-wing fallacy.
The notion that it's "out of control" is a right-wing fallacy.
For today's "One First," I wrote about the California voter roll litigation and the "base rate fallacy"—which, in the election context, manifests as the risk of disenfranchising a significant number of eligible voters in the course of hunting for a proportionally miniscule number of ineligible ones:
260. Elections and the Base Rate Fallacy
The California voter roll litigation is a useful illustration of “election integrity” claims that would exclude far more eligible votes than ineligible ones.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
For today's "One First," I wrote about the California voter roll litigation and the "base rate fallacy"—which, in the election context, manifests as the risk of disenfranchising a significant number of eligible voters in the course of hunting for a proportionally miniscule number of ineligible ones:
November 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
#ICYMI: I wrote about how the Trump administration's threats & litigation against California over claims that noncitizens are on the voter rolls perfectly illustrate the "base rate fallacy"—and the risk that we disenfranchise a large number of eligible voters in the search for a few ineligible ones:
260. Elections and the Base Rate Fallacy
The California voter roll litigation is a useful illustration of “election integrity” claims that would exclude far more eligible votes than ineligible ones.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
#ICYMI: I wrote about how the Trump administration's threats & litigation against California over claims that noncitizens are on the voter rolls perfectly illustrate the "base rate fallacy"—and the risk that we disenfranchise a large number of eligible voters in the search for a few ineligible ones:
Gamblers fallacy has never been higher
November 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gamblers fallacy has never been higher
Losing wars happens-Afghanistan, Vietnam, and now Iran
Must avoid sunk cost fallacy.
Must avoid sunk cost fallacy.
October 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Losing wars happens-Afghanistan, Vietnam, and now Iran
Must avoid sunk cost fallacy.
Must avoid sunk cost fallacy.
A big fallacy of reading ideology into media is assuming that it precludes any other ideology from occupying the same space.
November 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A big fallacy of reading ideology into media is assuming that it precludes any other ideology from occupying the same space.
October 29, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Pretty good example of the false dilemma fallacy.
November 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Pretty good example of the false dilemma fallacy.
The “base rate fallacy” or “Bumatay’s razor.”
For today's "One First," I wrote about the California voter roll litigation and the "base rate fallacy"—which, in the election context, manifests as the risk of disenfranchising a significant number of eligible voters in the course of hunting for a proportionally miniscule number of ineligible ones:
260. Elections and the Base Rate Fallacy
The California voter roll litigation is a useful illustration of “election integrity” claims that would exclude far more eligible votes than ineligible ones.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The “base rate fallacy” or “Bumatay’s razor.”
Sunk cost fallacy? Don't know her.
November 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Sunk cost fallacy? Don't know her.
sunk snoot fallacy
November 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
sunk snoot fallacy
Sunken costs fallacy
October 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sunken costs fallacy
Car freedom is such a fallacy.
Remember this one?
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
November 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Car freedom is such a fallacy.
What you're doing is called the nirvana fallacy.
November 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
What you're doing is called the nirvana fallacy.
rhyme fallacy = absolutely my favorite logical fallacy
October 31, 2026 at 9:44 PM
rhyme fallacy = absolutely my favorite logical fallacy
mother, that is a logical fallacy
October 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
mother, that is a logical fallacy
The “lump of labour” fallacy continues to exert its awesome grip!!
November 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The “lump of labour” fallacy continues to exert its awesome grip!!
Well this essay by Nick Brady is going to make every single person mad... LOL. nubluess.substack.com/p/the-fallac... - But like the best kind of thinking, there are some gems in here to consider.
The Fallacy of Left Non-Voting
By Nicholas Brady
nubluess.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Well this essay by Nick Brady is going to make every single person mad... LOL. nubluess.substack.com/p/the-fallac... - But like the best kind of thinking, there are some gems in here to consider.