‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. This is the last of the weekly LMTs, we’ll be dropping it down to an occasional feature from now on. Don’t worry though! We’ll have something else super-exciting to take its place. Anyway, for this edition of ‘Logic Me This... »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. This week, Teen Skepchick are examining the fallacy of ‘moving the goalposts’- a fallacy commonly used by peddlers of pseudoscience to gain the advantage when arguing. »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. This week, I am attempting to get to grips with one of the (I think) most difficult fallacies, the naturalistic fallacy. This fallacy is something to be particularly aware of as a consumer, as Bug_girl pointed out in her AI yesterday. »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. This week on Logic Me This, we’re going to take a look at the hasty generalization. This logical fallacy is an easy one to commit: if you’ve ever made expectations about a person based on their appearance, or made a decision about what to... »
Welcome back to Logic Me This! Begging the Question is one of my pet peeve fallacies, in that many people misuse the term. A lot. So I am here to dispel all the rumors and give you the philosophical/logical definition of begging the question. »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. Special Pleading is a fallacy where an arguer doesn’t apply their principles consistently. In particular, they hold one general principle and apply it to various situations, but not a situation in which they have a special interest. »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. The other day, as part of an ongoing dialogue I have with a Christian friend of mine, she happened to tell me: “Make sure you understand what a true Christian believes.” It was in response to the point I made that sometimes some religious... »
‘Logic Me This’ is a regular series on Teen Skepchick where we examine various logical fallacies in an attempt to help you think more like a Skeptic. This week I’m doing a quick review of Logic Me This’s gone by. »
