January 2011
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Jan 29th
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bishironen asked: I love your post, "The Top 10 Logical Fallacies in Everyday Arguments". I was wondering if you know if there is a name for the fallacy in which someone discredits the other side solely because the other side has no personal experience in the subject. In other words, "I have had this happen to me, therefore I am an expert."
Jan 28th
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I...”
– Oscar Wilde
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 23rd
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The Top 10 Logical Fallacies in Everyday Arguments
Ad hominem Tries to counter an argument by attacking the person, rather than addressing the argument itself. Ad ignorantiam States that a specific belief is true because we don’t know that it isn’t true. Argument from authority Argues that something is true because a respected individual (an individual with authority) says it is. Correlation implies causation Fairly self-explanatory. Correlation...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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Flour Fireballs - A totally safe experiment…
Jan 19th
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Houmous in Halls- One Student's Cooking... →
goodlookscook: Well, I promised myself I would finish my tutorial reading, but at least blogging here is useful procrastination? I have been coronated the Queen of Brownies by several friends. So, it’s about time I repay them for the brownie-loving adoration by making the recipe known to all. So, here goes: … I can personally attest to the brilliance of these brownies :D
Jan 14th
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“Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.”
– http://www.jick.net/sci1/QMscript/QMscript.html
Jan 9th
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Jan 7th
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“The trouble with Socialism is that it takes up too many evenings.”
– Oscar Wilde
Jan 6th
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Listenputins: #042. Doctor Who and Pirates of the...
Jan 5th
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