January 2011
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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."
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I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I...
– Oscar Wilde
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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...
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Flour Fireballs - A totally safe experiment…
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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:
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I can personally attest to the brilliance of these brownies :D
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Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.
– http://www.jick.net/sci1/QMscript/QMscript.html
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The trouble with Socialism is that it takes up too many evenings.
– Oscar Wilde
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