Stephen’s Guide to the Logical Fallacies presents faulty arguments and lapses of logic that trip people up constantly. There are fallacies of distraction (If I make an exception for you then I have to make an exception for everyone), causal fallacies (The increase in AIDS was caused by more sex education), and many other categories. Most sounded uncomfortably familiar, perhaps like things I heard during the recent Presidential election. Unfortunately, arguments like this are even more common than that. People use them every day, often without realizing they are being misleading. (via Yahoo’s Weekly Picks)