Monthly Archives: January 2015

Science and the Public Part 1: Why You Shouldn’t Trust Blogs

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Fallacy Man

An enormous disparity exists between what scientists know to be true, and what the general public chooses to believe. This disparity exists largely because of the internet, and it is perpetuated by those who readily read and disperse blogs and … Continue reading →

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Basic Statistics Part 2: Correlation vs. Causation

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Updated with additional sources on 16-June-16 It is fairly widely known that correlation does not inherently indicate causation. In fact, inappropriately asserting causation is a logical fallacy known simply as a correlation fallacy. Nevertheless, there is a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Basic Statistics Part 1: The Law of Large Numbers

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Statistics are a fundamental and vital component of science, and a good grasp of statistics is absolutely essentially if you want to be able to understand scientific results. Nevertheless, the vast majority of people have little or no knowledge of … Continue reading →

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Facts, Hypotheses, Theories, and Laws: What’s the Difference?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Perhaps no topic in science garners more confusion among the general public than the distinction between a theory and a hypothesis. This confusion is highly regrettable, because the distinction is one of the most fundamental concepts in science, and a … Continue reading →

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The Rules of Logic Part 3: Logical Fallacies

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Fallacy Man

Perhaps the most common mistake that people make in debates is the use of logical fallacies. This occurs largely because people generally are not taught logical fallacies, and, therefore, don’t recognize them when they use or see them. Knowing logical … Continue reading →

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