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How to apply logical reasoning

In this video, Denise Cummins gives us techniques to apply logical reasoning in our own personal and professional lives.

In this video, Denise Cummins gives us techniques to apply logical reasoning in our own personal and professional lives.

Starting with the need to seek deductive validity in an argument and avoid belief biases, Denise then outlines four persuasive fallacies that violate logical thought – red herrings, false dichotomies, slippery slopes and ad hominem attacks.

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