Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopes-tionary, where we'll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. Also known ...

What is the Ad Hominem Fallacy? The ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself. This fallacy diverts attention from the actual issue ...

The rhetorical tactic referred to as "poisoning the well" is an attempt to discredit rivals by presenting negative information about them before they have a chance to speak. It's a common tactic in ...

The "follow the money" argument is an intellectually lazy fallacy. However, if you really do think that money will change our minds, then write us a check. Glance through any sufficiently long ...

Reach in advertising refers to the total number of people exposed to a particular piece of content. It determines the potential size of an audience that may have seen or heard a specific message or ...