Tag Archives: Bad arguments

COVID comorbidities are not analogous to car crashes: Debunking the 6% mortality claim

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Fallacy Man

Recently, the CDC released data on COVID comorbidities, including data showing that 6% of COVID-19 deaths only listed COVID on the death certificate, while the remaining 94% of COVID deaths also listed other conditions. Many have jumped on this as … Continue reading →

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Increased testing does not explain the increase in US COVID cases

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Fallacy Man

The US is experiencing another sharp increase in COVID19 cases. This is a simple fact, but as always seems to be the case in today’s world, this fact is being treated as an opinion. Countless people (including prominent politicians and … Continue reading →

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The problem with “just asking questions”

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Fallacy Man

Asking questions is generally a good thing. Indeed, questions are the very foundation of science. People become scientists because they are curious and like to ask questions, and science itself is simply a systematic method for asking and answering questions. … Continue reading →

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Shoddy statistics and false claims: Dr. Erickson dangerously misled the public on coronavirus

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Fallacy Man

By now, you have likely seen the viral video of two doctors in Bakersfield, California (Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi) holding their own press briefing in which they argued that COVID19 is no deadlier than the flu, shelter in place … Continue reading →

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Is sex binary? Let’s look at the biology

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Fallacy Man

Are there more than two sexes? This is a question that has caused an enormous amount of social and political debate in recent years, but at its core, it is a scientific one, and I want to treat it as … Continue reading →

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