Tag Archives: appeal to antiquity fallacies

Acupuncture is just a placebo

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Fallacy Man

Acupuncture is an extremely popular form of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) that has even worked its way into many “integrative” hospitals. It is also fiercely defended by its believers. Unfortunately, it is not well defended by actual evidence, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Vaccines/Alternative Medicine | Tagged alternative medicine, anecdotal evidence, appeal to antiquity fallacies, evaluating evidence, peer-reviewed studies, scientific consensus | 18 Comments

If anecdotes are evidence, why aren’t you drinking paint thinner?

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Fallacy Man

I want to begin this post by doing something atypical for me. I want to tell you about an amazing cure-all that I that was recently introduced to: turpentine (aka paint thinner). According to the vast wealth of knowledge available … Continue reading →

Posted in Vaccines/Alternative Medicine | Tagged ad hoc fallacies, alternative medicine, anecdotal evidence, anti vaccine arguments, appeal to antiquity fallacies, appeal to authority fallacies, appeal to nature fallacies, Bad arguments, evaluating evidence | 16 Comments

Science matters because it works

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Fallacy Man

Why should you support science? Because it works! It’s crazy to me that I even have to say that, but this is where we are as a society. Various forms and degrees of science denial are running rampant throughout our … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Warming, GMO, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alternative Medicine | Tagged alternative medicine, anecdotal evidence, anti vaccine arguments, appeal to antiquity fallacies, appeal to authority fallacies, appeal to nature fallacies, Bad arguments, cherry picking, global climate change, GMOs, scientific consensus | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Rules of Logic | Tagged ad hominem fallacies, appeal to antiquity fallacies, appeal to authority fallacies, appeal to emotion fallacies, appeal to nature fallacies, argument from ignorance fallacies, Bad arguments, evaluating evidence, logical fallacies, post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies, rules of logic | 19 Comments

Dying the way that nature intended: Appeal to nature fallacies

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Fallacy Man

The idea that nature has our best interest in mind is prevalent throughout the anti-science movement. For example, it is common to hear people say, “I’m not going to vaccinate, because I want my children to build immunity naturally, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rules of Logic, Vaccines/Alternative Medicine | Tagged alternative medicine, appeal to antiquity fallacies, appeal to nature fallacies, Bad arguments, disease rates, logical fallacies, natural selection, Vaccines | 12 Comments

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Acupuncture is just a placebo

If anecdotes are evidence, why aren’t you drinking paint thinner?

Science matters because it works

The importance of logical fallacies

Dying the way that nature intended: Appeal to nature fallacies

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