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100 bad arguments against vaccines

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fallacy Man

From time to time, I get directed to an article titled “One Hundred Arguments Against Vaccines” which was written by Natural Health Warriors and is nothing more than a Gish Gallop of anti-vaccine tropes. I have been loath to address … Continue reading →

Posted in Vaccines/Alternative Medicine | Tagged anecdotal evidence, anti vaccine arguments, appeal to authority fallacies, appeal to emotion fallacies, argument from ignorance fallacies, autism, Bad arguments, evaluating evidence, inconsistent reasoning, logical fallacies, peer-reviewed studies, post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies, Safety | 36 Comments

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 →

Posted in Rules of Logic | Tagged ad hoc fallacies, ad hominem fallacies, alternative medicine, appeal to authority fallacies, appeal to emotion fallacies, appeal to nature fallacies, argument from ignorance fallacies, Bad arguments, correlation fallacies, evolution, global climate change, logical fallacies, post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies, question begging fallacies, rules of logic, straw man fallacies, texas sharpshooter fallacies, Vaccines | 6 Comments

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100 bad arguments against vaccines

The Rules of Logic Part 3: Logical Fallacies

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