
About this episode
Part 2 of a 2-part special on the topic of logic and fallacies, covering further examples of logical fallacies, where they show up in common arguments made against Satanism, and why such arguments fail.
Suggested sites:
- https://infidels.org/library/modern/constructing-a-logical-argument/
- https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com
Content:
00:00 - Intro / recap
02:48 - No True Scotsman
04:13 - No, that's not the No True Scotsman fallacy
08:24 - Equivocation
11:56 - Moving the Goal Posts / Gish Gallop
15:06 - Bill's LHA Anecdote / Dunning-Kruger Effect
18:13 - Non Sequiturs / Affirmation of the Consequent
20:51 - Red Herring / Whataboutism
23:24 - Slippery Slope fallacy (and what it isn't)
32:58 - Probability fallacies: Intro
34:24 - Appeal to Popularity / Bandwagon
36:24 - Texas Sharp-Shooter / Correlation vs. Causation
38:35 - Anecdotal
39:58 - The stupidity of "deathbed recant" stories
43:51 - More Appeal fallacies: Appeal to Antiquity / Newness
46:09 - Appeal to Emotion
48:07 - Appeal to Authority
50:14 - Ad Hominem
52:06 - Reducto ad Hiterlium / Godwin's Law
53:22 - "No, that's not ad hominem"
54:38 - Tu Quoque
57:02 - Circular Logic / Begging the Question / Special Pleading
01:00:36 - Fallacies of Division & Composition
01:04:24 - Closing Thoughts
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