July 15, 2023 (San Diego) – Whenever a major political event occurs, misinformation becomes rampant. With the upcoming presidential nominee election, false information can be spread to influence ...

Employees work on the assembly line of a new energy vehicle manufacturer in Chongqing. [Photo by TANG YI/XINHUA] BEIJING -- China's booming new energy vehicle (NEV) sector recently drew scrutiny for ...

A READER’S GUIDE TO LITERARY TERMS (230 pp.)—Karl Beckson and Arthur Ganz—Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy ($4.95). Anyone who has suffered the pain and humiliation of having his ARETE cut from under him by a ...

In the lexicon of international diplomacy, few phrases are as overused and under-enforced as the "red line". Yet, this week, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty chose to dust off this tired ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There was a lot of pitiful grousing this week on social media about the law requiring commercial poultry farms keep hens cage-free in order to sell eggs in ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Fallacy Quiz Sharpen your critical thinking skills in this quiz game that challenges you to spot rhetorical fallacies. Everyone likes this game so you must ...

The Chinese mainland slammed Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's "motherland fallacy", saying it exposed his steadfast "pro-independence" stance and his intention to escalate hostility across the Taiwan ...

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 ...

Abortion opponents peddle various myths about the procedure to discredit it and demonize the people who provide or support it. Abortion is health care. The earlier it is available, the easier it is ...