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145. The Cherry Picking Fallacy
Giving data & evidence to support your claim is important...but don't get complacent with just hearing supportive-sounding data. We need to go a step further and ask what's being left out!
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146. The Irrelevant Thesis Fallacy
The evidence a person gives may be true...but that doesn't mean it supports the claim they're making.
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147. DoubleSpeak
Just because someone is talking doesn't mean they're communicating well...don't get fooled by misleading language!
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148. The Kafka Trap
In the KafkaTrap, you're automatically assumed guilty, and there's no way to prove our own innocence.
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149. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 1
Learning to think WELL is like learning to play basketball...you're going to have to practice it if you want to get good at it. Here's how...
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150. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 2
Here's parts 3 & 4 of simple ways to practice critical thinking.
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151. The Gish Gallop Fallacy
Honestly, I think this one should be called Proof by Verbal Vomit! :)
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152. The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy
Surely the world's greatest detective wouldn't make an error in thinking...right?!?
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153. The Appeal to Closure Fallacy
It's helpful to get closure after a traumatic event, but closure at any cost shouldn't be the goal.
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154. The Argument to the Purse Fallacy
Does the amount of money you have make your arguments more believable or sound?
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155. The Argument to the Future Fallacy
Unless you're Marty McFly from Back to the Future, you don't actually KNOW what's going to happen!
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156. The Appeal to Intuition Fallacy
Intuition can be a powerful tool, but we have to keep in mind that it's a gut feeling, not a fact.
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