Author Archives: Fallacy Man

The fallacy fallacy: Reject the argument not the conclusion

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Fallacy Man

Two weeks ago, I wrote a post on the importance of understanding logical fallacies, and in that post, I made the following claim, “anytime that an argument contains a fallacy, that argument must be rejected.” Much to my surprise, many … Continue reading →

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The importance of logical fallacies

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Fallacy Man

As anyone who frequents this blog knows, I spend a lot of time talking about logical fallacies. I frequently criticize peoples’ arguments for having them, and I present them as a reason for rejecting particular lines of thought. Nevertheless, many … Continue reading →

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Vaccine injuries and confirmation biases

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Fallacy Man

Humans are remarkably bad at accurately discerning patterns. All of us (skeptics included) are prone to confirmation biases and logical flaws in reasoning. We don’t like to be wrong, and, as a result, we tend to cling to things that … Continue reading →

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Genetics provide powerful evidence of evolution

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Fallacy Man

Many people are under the false impression that evolution is just a guess or a belief, when in reality, it is one of the most well-supported concepts in all of science. The evidence for it is overwhelming and comes from … Continue reading →

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Basic Statistics Part 6: Confounding Factors and Experimental Design

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Fallacy Man

The topic of confounding factors is extremely important for understanding experimental design and evaluating published papers. Nevertheless, confounding factors are poorly understood among the general public, and even professional scientists often fail to appropriately account for them, which results in … Continue reading →

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