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Morvis13 wrote 6 days ago: I’ve mentioned this in other blog comment and in other forums so it might be time to flesh thi … more »

Tags: logic, Argument, argue

These are a few of my favourite Logical Fallacies!

therationalunderstanding wrote 2 weeks ago: Logical fallacies are errors in reasoned thinking and they happen to appear a lot, these are simply … more »

Tags: logic, Religion, Superstition, abusive, Ad Hominem, Argument, Assumption, circularity, Circumstantial

I call straw...man!4 comments

Kliska wrote 3 weeks ago: Continuing on with the discussion of rhetorical devices learned of in philosophy of logic courses, t … more »

Tags: logic, Apologetics, Christianity, Atheism, Fallacy

Beautiful Disaster4 comments

drkllpnt wrote 1 month ago: I have a tan. Ok it’s more of a burn… and it hurts (a little.) I’m not referring … more »

Tags: Society, Philosophy, Random, Google, burning bridges, 311, Tan, Burnt, Special Pleading

Weak Man Alert!

stevenmaloney wrote 1 month ago: What is the “weak man” fallacy? Well, you can read it explained here: a person sets up t … more »

Tags: Deliberative Democracy, language, Philosophy, writing, Fallacies, Video Game Violence, Weak Man

Weak Man Alert!

stevenmaloney wrote 1 month ago: What is the “weak man” fallacy? Well, you can read it explained here: a person sets up t … more »

Tags: Deliberative Democracy, language, Philosophy, writing, Fallacies, Video Game Violence, Weak Man

Creationism and Logic-Part 22 comments

Skepdude wrote 1 month ago: In Part 1 we went over a portion of the painful to read creationist bullshit titled ““Logica … more »

Tags: Critical Thinking, Science, Religion, intelligent design, Atheism, Evolution, thinking out loud, Creationism, God

Creationism and Logic-Part 13 comments

Skepdude wrote 1 month ago: Anyone who has ever debated a creationist has heard the same arguments over and over again. This tim … more »

Tags: Critical Thinking, Religion, logic, intelligent design, Atheism, thinking out loud, Creationism, God, logical fallacies

Africentric education is not black segregation.10 comments

Restructure! wrote 2 months ago: Toronto’s Africentric school is open for everyone, not just black students. This is not racial … more »

Tags: Debunking, Africentric, Afrocentric, black, Canada, colorblindness, Education, Eurocentric, Fallacy

The Art of Debate

islamfac wrote 2 months ago: The Art of Debate Here are some methods and etiquettes of debating issues. Clarity: Avoid use of t … more »

Tags: Forum help, Ad Hominem, Atheism, Casualty, Christianity, Clarity, College, Debate, Debating

From out of the (toothless) jaws of Pauljub --

gaytheistic wrote 4 months ago: Alas, I have been on a rescue mission, all to save my own verbiage. I found an unbelievably sophomo … more »

Tags: Religion, Atheism, atheist, Bible, Christianity, Faith, Fallacy, God, Jesus

What About Bob?3 comments

Lottie wrote 5 months ago: Bob Wiley is the extremely neurotic, almost paralyzed multi-phobic character portrayed by Bill Murra … more »

Tags: health, Just blogging, Politics, Random Ramblings, Arguments, Cheats, Debate, DISHONESTY, liars

How Words Manipulate Part 22 comments

rtone wrote 5 months ago: IN a previous article posted on this blog, I attempted to show how easily we are manipulated by the … more »

Tags: Musing, Opinion, Reasoning, Argument, Argumentum Ad Hominem, coersion, con trick, Control?, Debate

Revisiting The Straw Man6 comments

C W wrote 5 months ago:   It appears that  dissenters are giving the impression that Black women who desire or do date int … more »

Tags: black women, anonymous posters, Bashers, black community, Black Men, damaged beyond repair, Dating, dating safety, dbr

Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation1 comment

truthspace wrote 6 months ago:   Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation by H. Michael Sweeney <HMS@pro … more »

Tags: Mind Control, Brain Washing, Conspiracy, Disinfo

The Scarecrow

[] wrote 7 months ago: This is just a random example (one can find them all day long) of the Straw Man Fallacy so widely pr … more »

Tags: Quotes, Western Rite, bishop anthony, goa, schmemann, Debate, OCA, concelebration, criticism

Darwinists' Worst Nightmare - The Frightening Spectre of ID2 comments

h3nry wrote 1 year ago: Apparently the Intelligent Design movement has got the “Darwinists” scared, according to … more »

Tags: anti-creationism, anti-evolution, anti-fundamentalism, anti-ID, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Fred Hoyle, Fundamentalism

Spot the Errors

h3nry wrote 1 year ago: Let’s play a game. Here is a paragraph taken from a book review article (more on this later): … more »

Tags: Science, Evolution, Book Review, Rationality, Fundamentalism, anti-fundamentalism, Darwin, anti-evolution, David Sloan Wilson

An Incredibly Biased Straw-man Blog Post Against Atheism9 comments

h3nry wrote 1 year ago: The incredible ignorance of religious fundamentalists never ceases to amaze and offend. This time, … more »

Tags: anti-creationism, anti-fundamentalism, anti-ID, Atheism, Creationism, DaveScot, Evolution, Faith, Fundamentalism


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