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Logical Fallacies for Testers VII: The Hasty Generalization Fallacy
The Hasty Generalization Fallacy is a common one in software testing. But before we look at its impact on testing, let’s learn what it is. This fallacy occurs when someone draws a conclusion based on...
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Logical Fallacies for Testers VIII: Circular Reasoning
This month we continue our journey into logical fallacies with Circular Reasoning. Circular Reasoning can be explained in these two statements: • X is true because Y is true• Y is true because X is...
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Logical Fallacies for Testers IX: The Red Herring Fallacy
You may have heard of the term “red herring” if you have ever read a mystery story. When a mystery author wants to keep their readers guessing about who the murderer is, they may throw in clues that...
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Logical Fallacies for Testers X: Equivocation
Equivocation is a technique used to mislead others through the use of imprecise language. There are many words in the English language that have more than one meaning, such as the word “light”, which...
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Logical Fallacies for Testers XI: Appeal to Ignorance
The Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy is an interesting one: it states that something must be true because it hasn’t been proven false. This fallacy is often used by people who believe in entities like...
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Logical Fallacies for Testers XII: The Slippery Slope Fallacy
As you know, this blog has focused for the entire year on logical fallacies. We’ve learned about all kinds of fallacies, from the Red Herring Fallacy to the Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy! It’s time now...
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Nine Reasons Testing Becomes a Bottleneck
It’s a new year once again, and time to think about what improvements you and your team can make to increase the quality of your products! One complaint I often hear from testers is that they have...
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Managing Your Manager
I often talk with testers who are feeling frustration with their manager. Some of their complaints include:• My manager doesn’t give me enough time to automate• My manager expects me to test all the...
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Why I Hate Test Case Management Systems (and Why I’m Using One Anyway)
One of the first things I learned as a new software tester was how much I hated test case management systems. If you aren’t familiar with test case management systems, they are tools that allow...
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SOLID Principles for Testers: The Single Responsibility Principle
Those who have been reading my blog for several years have probably figured out that when I want to learn something, I challenge myself to write a blog post about it. In 2020, I read one book on...
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