Analysis Quote by John Searle

Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct.

— Samuel Johnson

“Author discussed what he calls the "narrative fallacy." This refers to our "limited ability" to look at a sequence of facts "without weaving an…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.

— Isaac Watts

Utterance does not in principle mean a weakening of conviction--that would not be anything to be deplored--but a weakness of conviction.

— Franz Kafka

When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating.

— Henry Flynt

“Repetition of an argument proves your determination, not truth.”

— Raheel Farooq

Another source of fallacy is the vicious circle of illusions which consists on the one hand of believing what we see, and on the…

— Anonymous

“It is poor form to accuse someone of being a liar. It is far poorer form to lie. The mark of a skilled liar…

— Scott Meyer

Language rarely lies. It can reveal the insincerity of a writer's claims simply through a grating adjective or an inflated phrase. We come upon…

— Irving Howe

“To uphold a tenet that contradicts reason is to undermine one’s credibility. To contradict empirical evidence is a still greater fallacy.”

— Anonymous

“It was right for his speech to be a failure, since what he had been defending was a lie.”

— Jean Hegland

“In conversation we are sometimes confused by the tone of our own voice, and mislead to make assertions that do not at all correspond…

— Friedrich Nietzsche