My 5-year-old nephew once confidently told me that all dinosaurs were green because his three dinosaur toys were green. So I showed him a nature documentary, Walking with Dinosaurs, and suddenly, ...

Inductive reasoning is a critical skill that enables individuals to make sound decisions by drawing general conclusions from specific observations. Whether you’re working on a high-stakes business ...

In the past, I wrote about motivated reasoning as arising in situations where goals or values conflict. To some extent, most reasoning is motivated. We have goals we try to achieve and values that ...