It is entirely possible to make a claim that is false yet argue with logical coherency for that claim, just as it is possible to make a claim that is true and justify it with various fallacies and poor arguments.
Example: Recognising that Anna had committed a fallacy in arguing that we should eat healthy food because a nutritionist said it was popular, Zoe said we should therefore eat bacon double cheeseburgers every day.
A logical fallacy is a statement that seems to be true until you apply the rules of logic. Then, you realise that it’s not. Logical fallacies can often be used to mislead people – to trick them into believing something they otherwise wouldn’t.
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