Psychology Today

We all need to learn how to practice evenhanded rhetoric and critical thinking, to be able, like a trial lawyer, to make a persuasive case for or against any argument.

Some of us act like life is war, no room for negotiation, as if we won't survive unless we compete as aggressively as possible. How do we get like this? And could it happen to you?

Good soldiers have died for horrible causes. It is our moral duty today to reflect on how that ends up happening.

Everyone needs a way to say "nope, I'm not going to listen." Here we explore two main "noping strategies" with an emphasis on how the rugged type do it.

New studies suggest that gullibility can be gauged by one's respect for nonsense that's all dressed up. Here are four tools for undressing it.

Simple games that make us more likable, persuasive and wise

Are you uncaring? Maybe you're just other-caring. We need a new prefix, "other-". The anti-PC police aren't going to like it, but to each their own.

Psychological therapy and psychological science have different goals. It's useful to be clear on the difference.

Yes they lie, but we all do. The question isn't whether to lie but when? When does it help and when does it hurt? Not as easy to answer as we'd like to think.

If you think that you’re dealing with a narcissist, don’t stop there because the devil is in the detail – what kind of narcissism if it’s narcissism at all.

Love is not the answer. Toughness is not the answer. Tough love is not the answer. Tough love is the question.

There's nothing more unenlightened than attacking the ignorant, nor more ignorant than trying to enlighten the con artist. Here's how to avoid both errors when speaking your mind.

Blaming politicians for lying is like watching a few hours of porn and, while cleaning up after yourself, cursing the porn stars for pretending they’re in love.

With love we bond but we also bond with glue. So what's the difference, and why do we blur the distinction as though love were just good chemistry?