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Logical Fallacies: Straw Man Argument

astrostu206265 wrote 6 days ago: Introduction In my ongoing series about logical fallacy types, the discussion this time is about the … more →

Tags: Creationism, logical fallacy, Terminology, logical fallacies, straw man argument, Straw Man Fallacy

Your Flight Has Been Delayed--And It's Washington's Fault!

adc wrote 1 week ago: This is a thoughtful critique of the private vs. public control of our air traffic control system. H … more →

Tags: Economics, free market, Government, Liberty, Ayn Rand, Freedom, People, Profit, profit motive

Hot, Flat, and Stupid5 comments

Ben Hale wrote 1 week ago: What the heck is going on over in Friedman land today? Check this out: If you follow the debate arou … more →

Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation and Eight Traits of a Disinfo Artist1 comment

AxXiom wrote 1 week ago: Highly reccomended reading by H. Michael Sweeney   Built upon Thirteen Techniques for Truth Sup … more →

Tags: Authority, Communication, confusion, critics, Disinformation, Distraction, emotionalize, Evidence, Facts

What Outraged Scalia1 comment

O. wrote 4 weeks ago: Arguably, an insufficiently celebrated trick of slippery rhetoric, political and otherwise, is to ar … more →

Tags: Rhetoric, Argumentation, Fallacies, Scalia, Church and State

2012: How to spot a prophet’s Maya hoax: false dilemmas and straw men4 comments

Johan Normark wrote 1 month ago: The easiest way to detect a 2012 prophet’s logical fallacy is to look for false dilemmas and straw m … more →

Tags: Mayanist studies, New age and creationism, 2012, aliens, Creationism, DIFFUSION, False Dilemma, logical fallacy, maya

Contradictions: Fool and Folly

Steve wrote 1 month ago: A lovely two verses, if I do say so myself.  These are often brought up because the writer seems to … more →

Tags: From a Wise Guy, Answer a Fool, contradictions, Do not Answer a Fool, Jesus, logical fallacies, Luke 20:1-8, Proverbs 26:4-5

Blood Feast, 1963 - Movie Review by Andrew Barker - 31 Days of Horror

liveforfilms wrote 1 month ago: I asked Andrew Barker, director of Straw Man (check out my interview with him), if he fancied doing … more →

Tags: film, Horror Film, Review, Horror, Freddy Krueger, Andrew Barker, Quentin Tarantino, 31 days of horror, Herschell Gordon Lewis

Landmark Decision - Massive Relief for Homeowners but Trouble for Banks

bankingwhistleblower wrote 2 months ago: Ellen Brown Author, “Web of Debt” Posted: September 21, 2009 03:03 PM // <![CDATA[// … more →

Tags: Bailout, Banking, Bankster, corrupt bank, corruption, crooked, Defense, ethics, foreclosure

Garry Charles & Dave Evans on The Metal Crypt

sdhintz wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: The Metal Crypt, skullvines press, metal crypt, tabloid terrors, garry charles, Dave Evans, AC/DC, Sinner, horror author

Blair/Libya/Megrahi/SNP/Straw: Deal or No Deal, BLAIR IS INNOCENT2 comments

keeptonyblairforpm wrote 2 months ago: Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petition - please si … more →

Tags: 1. Tony Blair, British politics, Brown (Gordon Brown & his Labour Government, from J, Libya, Gaddafi, megrahi, Jack Straw, SNP, Tony Blair

The Mythical 'Psychology of the Skeptics'3 comments

Troythulu wrote 3 months ago: It is nothing short of amazing how many believers in the paranormal, usually without the qualificati … more →

Tags: Myths & Misconceptions, logical fallacies, Ad Hominem, Skeptics, Skepticism, Paranormal, Belief, Quote Mining, Psychology

A Magic Man Done It1 comment

The Armchair Antichrist wrote 3 months ago: Is an explanation involving God really an explanation at all? Does saying “God did it” t … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, religion, Creationism, religious arguments, God, Christian, explanation, Argument, absolute

Explain THAT Science #3: Evolution 3 comments

geekysteven wrote 3 months ago: By Opinion Columnist Harry Trunckles Evolution is a LIE LIE LIE! Yelling that may make my position s … more →

Tags: Explain THAT Science! with Harry Trunckles, RIchard Dawkins, The God Delusion, Dolphins, Creationism, intelligent design, biblical literalism, Evolution, PZ Myers

The President Thinks You're An Idiot2 comments

stanzy wrote 3 months ago: Imagine:  It’s 5 AM.  You’re tied up and stuck on some railroad tracks, certain to die, … more →

Tags: Government, Politics, Health Care, obama, Obamacare

A Compromise for the Birther Movement?1 comment

geekysteven wrote 3 months ago: By Political Opinion Columnist Wilhelm Blitzkrieg This article is a response to prominent “bir … more →

Tags: The Unofficial Version with Nicola Novakowsky, Barack Obama, racism, birther, Birth Certificate, faked birth certificate, Kenya, Indonesia, Orangutan

THE GHOST BETWEEN THE LINES

The Editor wrote 4 months ago: The recent letter by Trevor Manuel to the Business Day, defending Peter de Villiers, is defined by t … more →

Tags: Excellence, intellectual dishonesty, media, Nationalism, Reason, Thabo Mbeki, business day, Donald Lee, logical fallacies

Troythulu's Top 20 Logical Fallacies #14

Troythulu wrote 4 months ago: This, the 14th in my ongoing series of posts on errors in thought and reasoning, deals with what is … more →

Tags: Logic/Philosophy, Argument, Argumentation, False Reductio ad Absurdum, logic, logical fallacies, logical fallacy, Philosophy, Reductio ad Absurdum

Just the Facts, Ma'am

becklegacy wrote 5 months ago: So, it’s just after 6AM here in Manitou Springs, CO, and thanks to congestion and a sugar head … more →

Tags: Religion, Politics, Abortion, Tiller, Boston Globe, Goodman, Operation Rescue, Randall Terry, intolerance


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