The Food Babe is one of the Internet’s most successful nutritionists. She writes about detox diets (not possible), advocates food free from chemicals (not possible) & claims that aluminium absorbed from deodorant causes a range of serious diseases (not possible). I just want to point out one especially brilliant article she wrote about flying.
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Retired Schoolmaster living in Wiltshire and Vendee France
Ad Hominem…
A fallacy of relevance Ad hominem is Latin for ‘to the man’ and when used in reference to an argument or piece of reasoning it means that the comment is aimed against a person and not at the position that the argument involves. Examples… From the comments section below an article about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong …
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Straw Man…
A fallacy of ambiguity. The straw man refers to a debating technique where a weak (or false) version of an opponent’s argument is presented, and then attacked. If you want to be convincing in an argumentative essay or debate then, when you have established your common ground, be meticulous in understanding your opponent’s point of view …
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False Dichotomy…
A fallacy of presumption. This fallacy is sometimes called the false dilemma or the bifurcation fallacy. When you are presented with only two possible options check carefully that you are not being offered a false dichotomy. Maybe there is one or more unstated additional possibilities. You’re either part of the solution or part of the problem. …
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Appeal To Authority…
A fallacy of relevance. The appeal to authority logical fallacy is one of several that try to make their point by referring to an irrelevant external agent. It has a similar structure to the appeal to popularity or the appeal to tradition. As with the ad hominem fallacy, you need to be a little careful. Do …
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Feel The Burn…
I skied yesterday for the first time in five years. It was lovely but I must admit to a certain amount of discomfort. By lunchtime yesterday some of the muscles in my legs were burning, and this morning there is a dull ache in my calves. Skiing is an exercise in co-ordination and balance. The …
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Test…
__author__ = ‘theoretical physicist 42’ profession = input(“What do you want to study at university”) if profession == “physics”: print(“you are a student at Stanford training to be a physicist.”) myvar1 = input(“do you want to study or party?”) if myvar1 == “study”: print(“you got a first degree”) myvar2 = input(“do you want to go …
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Needless Finagling…
Adam Buxton again and this post is for Members Only.
Competition Three…
[Fraser has won Competition Three] OK. I have a copy of Evolution: How We And All Living Things Came To Be by Daniel Loxton as a prize for Competition Three. This is the best prize yet and will go to the SF boy who best answers and explains the following problem. Mr Bishop has an …
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Competition Two…
Back by popular demand! (21:34 & already won by Eden!)