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For everyone who's still figuring it out.

Argumentum ad populum is another type of a logical fallacy that argues for the truth of a claim based on its widespread belief.

Improving mentorship of underrepresented STEM trainees starts with awareness of the different barriers many face, John M. Herbert and Nicole M. Dickson-Karn write. Here, we explore a more fundamental ...

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has dismissed claims of a “white genocide” in South Africa.

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