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Tag Archives: autism
Measles is not better than autism: Debunking anti-vaccine arguments
Over the weekend, I was unfortunate enough to come across an article by Jaclyn Harwell at “Modern Alternative Health” called “5 Reasons That Measles is Better Than Autism.” Unsurprisingly, it was full of misinformation and shoddy arguments. Indeed, it was … Continue reading
Vaccines and autism: A thorough review of the evidence
One of the most common concerns that people have about vaccines is that they might cause (or exacerbate) autism. This idea is perpetuated by celebrities and innumerable websites, and it has become one of the cornerstone arguments of the anti-vaccine … Continue reading
Silencing opinions vs. managing misinformation: Do skeptics suppress opposing viewpoints?
If you have spent any time debating those who deny the well established science of vaccines, climate change, global warming, evolution, etc., then you have likely encountered the accusation that scientists/skeptics try to silence and suppress opposing viewpoints. This claim … Continue reading
5 reasons why anecdotes are totally worthless
Personal anecdotes are often the primary ammunition of those who deny science. If you ask anyone in the alternative medicine or anti-vaccine movements for their evidence, you will almost certainly get flooded with anecdotes. A quick internet search will reveal … Continue reading
100 bad arguments against vaccines
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
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10 hypocrisies/double standards of the anti-vaccine movement
The anti-vaccine movement is full of all sorts of inaccurate claims, bizarre views, and distorted facts. This dissociation with reality often causes anti-vax arguments to conflict with one another. Therefore, in this post I am going to describe 10 anti-vax … Continue reading
