Jill Bearup
I learned about fallacies recently, and it’s nice to have a way to put a name to ways in which we don’t think or argue logically.
Follow up video: Chesterton’s Fence: https://youtu.be/VdYssekrFxo
Music: Adventures by A Himitsu
Website about fallacies: http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com
This was the course I took (it’s free): https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/logical-and-critical-thinking
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IN THIS VIDEO:
0:19 Fallacy of Composition
0:29 Fallacy of Division
0:39 The Gambler’s Fallacy
0:47 Tu Quoque (Who Are You To Talk?)
1:06 Strawman
1:19 Ad hominem
1:35 Genetic Fallacy
Correction: 1:43 Important clarification: fallacious appeal to authority is when you assume someone’s claims about [bacon] are valid in spite of the fact that they are in fact a [cheese] expert.
However, it is also a fallacy to assume that just because someone is an expert on [bacon] that they will always be factually accurate when talking about [bacon]especially if they do not provide evidence.
1:43 Fallacious Appeal To Authority
2:02 Red Herring
2:21 Appeal to Emotion
2:35 Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon)
2:39 Appeal to Tradition
2:43 Appeal to Nature
2:51 Appeal to Ignorance
3:03 Begging the Question
3:19 Equivocation
3:37 False Dichotomy (Black or White)
3:47 Middle Ground Fallacy
3:56 Decision Point Fallacy (Sorites Paradox)
4:16 Slippery Slope Fallacy
4:33 Hasty Generalisations (Anecdotes)
4:52 Faulty Analogy
5:01 Burden of Proof
5:30 Affirming the Consequent
5:57 Denying the Antecedent
6:09 Moving the Goalposts
6:22 False Cause (and Texas Sharpshooter)
6:41 Loaded Question
6:48 No True Scotsman
6:57 Personal Incredulity
7:05 The Fallacy Fallacy