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“But scientists have been wrong in the past…”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Fallacy Man

I’m sure that we have all seen it happen at one point or another. Two people are debating about some scientific topic and the person who is opposed to the mainstream scientific view gets backed into a corner by an … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Warming, Nature of Science | Tagged Bad arguments, global climate change | 7 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

Tag Archives: global climate change

“But scientists have been wrong in the past…”

The Rules of Logic Part 3: Logical Fallacies

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