Logical Fallacies and Internet Comments
After a few weeks of blistering comment sections on Scholarly Kitchen posts, it’s probably time to review the most common logical fallacies employed in arguing on the internet.
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The story of physicist Richard Feynman, “The Great Explainer”.
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A short film on the need for accurate statistical analysis and data availability.
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The hidden costs of data availability policies.
The Internet's Permanent Memory: Why Empathy is More Important Than Ever
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