Tag Archives: Bad arguments

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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How long is long enough? Do we need more climate data?

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Fallacy Man

2016 was the hottest year on record, making it the third year in a row to set a new temperature record. Indeed, the past few decades have been so warm, that anyone who is 31 years old or younger has … Continue reading →

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Debunking “The doctors case for homeopathy” by WDDTY: A case study in critically evaluating internet articles

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Fallacy Man

I am very pleased to publish my blog’s first guest post. A reader contacted me a little while ago to see if I would take a look at an essay he had written debunking some of the nonsense that What … Continue reading →

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Climate change and a flat earth (I can’t believe we’re still dealing with this argument)

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Fallacy Man

When I started this blog, I wanted it to be entirely about science and the fundamental concepts of logic. As such, I decided that topics like religion and politics where off limits. However, anytime that a politician makes a statement … Continue reading →

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Don’t mistake an assumption for a fact

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Fallacy Man

I want you to imagine for a minute that you have been selected for jury duty, and you are sitting in the courtroom listening to the evidence. As you watch, the prosecution calls an expert forensic scientist to the stand, … Continue reading →

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