Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ReligionIsPoison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligionIsPoison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Secular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Secular</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alt4me" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alt4me</span></a> </p><p>I'm out of spoons today...</p>
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IT News<p>Hackaday Links: April 13, 2025 - It’s been a while since we’ve dunked on an autonomous taxi foul-up, mainly because... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/13/hackaday-links-april-13-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/13/hackad</span><span class="invisible">ay-links-april-13-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/polyethyleneterephthalate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyethyleneterephthalate</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/logicalfallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logicalfallacies</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/theengineerguy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theengineerguy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaylinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaylinks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/autonomous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autonomous</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sodabottle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sodabottle</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/robotaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotaxi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/slider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slider</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragon</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacex</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fram2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fram2</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spock</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/waymo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waymo</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x</span></a>-ray <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pet</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>Listen, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/bros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bros</span></a> - about <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> - about <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> is filled to the brim with <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/besserwissers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>besserwissers</span></a> (or "better knowers"), <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/CallToAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAuthority</span></a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/AdHominem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdHominem</span></a> and other <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a>.</p><p>I made it a point to just block these people, because at the end of the day they're not there to help, but to "shellac their roadster", to "wax their own board" so to speak.</p><p>If your idea is to deter others from learning or to be obnoxious: good job. If not? Check your attitude, check your behavior, be better.</p>
Tantek Çelik<p>I just participated in the first W3C Authentic Web Mini Workshop<a href="https://tantek.com/2025/071/t1/w3c-authentic-web-workshop-flaws#t5az1_note-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">¹</a> hosted by the Credible Web Community Group<a href="https://tantek.com/2025/071/t1/w3c-authentic-web-workshop-flaws#t5az1_note-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">²</a> (of which I’m a longtime member) and up front I noted that our very discussion itself needed to be careful about its own credibility, extra critical of any technologies discussed or assertions made, and initially identified two flaws to avoid on a meta level, having seen them occur many times in technical or standards discussions:<br><br>1. Politician’s Syllogism — "Something must be done about this problem. Here is something, let's do it!"<br><br>2. Solutions Looking For Problems — "I am interested in how tech X can solve problem Y"<br><br>After some back and forth and arguments in the Zoom chat, I observed participants questioning speakers of arguments rather than the arguments themselves, so I had to identify a third fallacy to avoid:<br><br>3. Ad Hominem — while obvious examples are name-calling (which is usually against codes of conduct), less obvious examples (witnessed in the meeting) include questioning a speaker’s education (or lack thereof) like what they have or have not read, or would benefit from reading.<br><br>I am blogging these here both as a reminder (should you choose to participate in such discussions), and as a resource to cite in future discussions.<br><br>We need to all develop expertise in recognizing these logical and methodological flaws & fallacies, and call them out when we see them, especially when used against others. <br><br>We need to promptly prune these flawed methods of discussion, so we can focus on actual productive, relevant, and yes, credible discussions.<br><br><a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/W3C" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">W3C</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/credweb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">credweb</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/credibleWeb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">credibleWeb</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/authenticWeb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">authenticWeb</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/flaw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">flaw</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fallacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">fallacy</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fallacies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">fallacies</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/logicalFallacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">logicalFallacy</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/logicalFallacies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">logicalFallacies</span></a><br><br><br>Glossary<br><br>Ad Hominem<br> attacking an attribute of the person making an argument rather than the argument itself<br> <a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem</a><br><br>Politician's syllogism<br> <a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism</a><br><br>Solutions Looking For Problems (related: <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/solutionism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">solutionism</span></a>, <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/solutioneering" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">solutioneering</span></a>)<br> Promoting a technology that either has not identified a real problem for it to solve, or actively pitching a specific technology to any problem that seems related. Wikipedia has no page on this but has two related pages: <br> * <a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument</a><br> * <a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_fix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_fix</a><br> Wikipedia does have an essay on this specific to Wikipedia:<br> * <a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Solutions_looking_for_a_problem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Solutions_looking_for_a_problem</a><br> Stack Exchange has a thread on "solution in search of a problem":<br> * <a class="" href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/250320/a-word-that-means-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/250320/a-word-that-means-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem</a> <br> Forbes has an illustrative anecdote: <br> * <a class="" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanieburns/2019/05/28/solution-looking-for-a-problem/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanieburns/2019/05/28/solution-looking-for-a-problem/</a><br><br><br>References<br><br><a href="https://tantek.com/2025/071/t1/w3c-authentic-web-workshop-flaws#t5az1_ref-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">¹</a> <a class="" href="https://www.w3.org/events/workshops/2025/authentic-web-workshop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.w3.org/events/workshops/2025/authentic-web-workshop/</a><br><a href="https://tantek.com/2025/071/t1/w3c-authentic-web-workshop-flaws#t5az1_ref-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">²</a> <a class="" href="https://credweb.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://credweb.org/</a> and <a class="" href="https://www.w3.org/community/credibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.w3.org/community/credibility/</a><br><br><br>Previously in 2019 I participated in <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/MisinfoCon:" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">MisinfoCon:</span></a> <br>* <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2019/296/t1/london-misinfocon-discuss-spectrum-recency" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2019/296/t1/london-misinfocon-discuss-spectrum-recency</a><br>* <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2019/296/t2/misinfocon-roundtable-spectrums-misinformation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2019/296/t2/misinfocon-roundtable-spectrums-misinformation</a></p>
Bongolian<p>When the Richest Man in the World Loves <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a></p><p>"Musk’s posts about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiquity</span></a> do not overtly engage in hate speech but they tread the same ideological paths as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> <br><a href="https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/01/31/elon-musk-nazi-salute-classics-roman-empire-latin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">1/31/elon-musk-nazi-salute-classics-roman-empire-latin/</span></a></p>
Stephen Sekula<p>Today’s word is <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/Equivocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equivocation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivoca</span><span class="invisible">tion</span></a></p><p>“… equivocation ("calling two different things by the same name") is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word or expression in multiple senses within an argument.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a></p>
Stephen Sekula<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/washingtonpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonpost</span></a> was kind enough to provide a copy of the memo ordering the freeze. I attach screen captures here. </p><p>This memo is a masterclass in <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a>, especially <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/equivocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equivocation</span></a>: using vague, undefined terms with ambiguous meaning, leaving it to the mind of the reader to choose the definition that best suits their personal interpretation. It is a classic trick to fool the audience while providing no grounding for your position.</p>
AnaEmperor<p>Listen to Steve Shives!</p><p>Our incredulity won't protect us.</p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/logicalfallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logicalfallacies</span></a> <br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/OpenYourEyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenYourEyes</span></a><br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/RadicalAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadicalAcceptance</span></a><br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Disbelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disbelief</span></a><br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/uspol2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol2024</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/D9Dlmx4xsP4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/D9Dlmx4xsP4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JdeB [216.91 ppm]<p>197 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateLies</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/aDoozie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aDoozie</span></a></p><p>All over the world there will be elections. At such a time a good deal of lies will be told on <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>.<br>In the description below the video, there are loads of links for research and learning. Never seen such a grouping together. Be sure to check them out !</p><p>"The climate lies you'll hear this year" [16;oo min]<br>by Simon Clark</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7xxE45ZeY8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=c7xxE45ZeY</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a> </p><p>Apologies in advance for all the #'s, it's for easing searching on topic.<br>The lies they'll try on you and that are being debunked:<br>1) Getting to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> will be ruinously expensive and we shouldn't do it.<br> [in other words: it's way to expensive to have brakes on your car ! ]<br>2) The impacts of climate change won't be harmful and we don't have anything to worry about.<br> [Who's 'we' now: The <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Impacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Impacts</span></a> of the ClimateCrisis are not evenly distributed]<br>3) <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateScientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScientists</span></a> can't be trusted and all their <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Predictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Predictions</span></a> have been wrong <br> [ Just wrong: they have been right for 30 yrs and more. And weather is not climate ! ]<br>4) <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HeatPumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatPumps</span></a> don't work when it gets cold !<br> [ Then why are the most heat pumps per capita found in Norway ? ]<br>5) We shouldn't do anything about climate change because <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> is doing nothing.<br> [ They beat the rest of the world on <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPower</span></a> , <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> and... they are on course to peak in 2025 ]</p><p> A ' Skeptical Science ' editor wants you to keep FLICC in mind: <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FakeExperts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeExperts</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> [faults] <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ImpossibleExpectations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpossibleExpectations</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CherryPicking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CherryPicking</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> </p><p>And a most important [and encouraging] NOTE: <br>You may think everything you do is a drop in the ocean, but the ocean is made out of drops.<br>Essential for making the future of our children and grandchildren less catastrophic than it would be if we listen to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> lies.</p><p>Quote by SC:<br>"16 Apr 2024<br>This year you will be lied to! Let me help prebunk some misleading statements you'll hear about climate"</p>
gnate<p>I feel lucky to have been exposed to the classic logical fallacies, but I wish more people had the benefit of recognizing them these days.</p><p>It would be nice if awareness didn't depend on random Social Studies and English teachers who personally felt it was important to prepare us.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a></p>
William Canna-bass<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@QueerInTheCountry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>QueerInTheCountry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@SteveBologna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SteveBologna</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@StillIRise1963" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>StillIRise1963</span></a></span> LOL, my man, Republicans have already criminalized LGBTIQ people and women in multiple states. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenocideJoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenocideJoe</span></a> is continuing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a>. I like how you combine a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FalseDicotomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseDicotomy</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AdHominem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdHominem</span></a>, just doubling down on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a>! /s.</p>
Night 🌊✨<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Radical_EgoCom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Radical_EgoCom</span></a></span> </p><p>Also, my personal fallacy fave: Whataboutism (tu-quoque)</p><p>"Whataboutism can also be used to relativize criticism of one's own viewpoints or behaviors. ("And what about the starving in Africa and Asia?").</p><p>Whataboutism adds a twist to tu quoque by directing its energies into establishing an equivalence between two or more disparate actions, thereby defaming the accuser with the insinuation that their priorities are backwards."</p><p><em>sources: Merriam- Webster, Wikipedia</em></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/fallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fallacies</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/logicalfallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logicalfallacies</span></a></p>
Doc Edward Morbius ⭕<p><strong>Logical fallacy tagging is now integral to military intelligence systems:</strong></p><p><a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HNh10ydJwIc&t=6m50s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yewtu.be/watch?v=HNh10ydJwIc&t</span><span class="invisible">=6m50s</span></a></p><p>(6:50 timestamp)</p><p>This after listening to a recent <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/YouAreNotSoSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouAreNotSoSmart</span></a> episode which covered <a href="https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yourlogicalfallacyis.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (episode #273, "The Conspiracy Test", <a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2023/11/12/yanss-273-how-to-test-just-how-much-you-and-your-friends-and-family-do-or-do-not-believe-in-a-variety-of-conspiracy-theories/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youarenotsosmart.com/2023/11/1</span><span class="invisible">2/yanss-273-how-to-test-just-how-much-you-and-your-friends-and-family-do-or-do-not-believe-in-a-variety-of-conspiracy-theories/</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WeWerePromisedFlyingCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeWerePromisedFlyingCars</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/ThisIsntTheFutureIWasPromised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsntTheFutureIWasPromised</span></a></p>
Nicklas Johnson 🏳️🌈<p>A reminder that the simplest explanations to observations are not <em>guaranteed</em> to be correct. They're merely more <em>likely</em> to be correct than explanations with more unnecessary variables.</p><p>Sometimes there really <em>is</em> a conspiracy or a complex scheme afoot, or at least the correct explanation is more complex than one might otherwise expect.</p><p>Every now and then when you hear hoofbeats, there <em>are</em> zebras, not horses. But you might still want to check for horses first, especially if you're not on the same continent that provides habitat to zebras.</p><p>The occasional finding of zebras, however, does not indicate that you should always suspect zebras, at least not without checking for horses first.</p><p>It's never lupus... except that one time that it was. </p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/occamsRazor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>occamsRazor</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/logicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logicalFallacies</span></a></p>
Michael T Babcock<p>I just saw the most terrifyingly illogical post about a social issue. Please. PLEASE don't post about your favourite issue in an irrational manner. You're not helping your cause and you're making your own viewpoint seem irrational by association.<br><a href="https://floss.social/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logic</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/thinkBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkBetter</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/communicationSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communicationSkills</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/logicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logicalFallacies</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/fallacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fallacy</span></a></p>
Terrorskull<p><span>The tutorial demands (gently suggests) an </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/introduction" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a><span> and who am I to not give it one, even though I finished everything and came back to post later.<br><br>I am Terrorskull, clearly, and I am new to </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/calckey" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calckey</a><span>. I have been on </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a><span> for about a year but decided I should check out what else the </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a><span> has to offer. For now, at least, this will be my backup account to </span><a href="https://twit.social/@terrorskull" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@terrorskull@twit.social</a><span>, but I still plan to post here from time to time. The web interface seems significantly better, dare I say... modern!<br><br>So, who am I? I am a </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/DotNet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DotNet</a><span> </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Developer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Developer</a><span> by profession. I am also a </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Gamer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamer</a><span> and </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Skeptic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skeptic</a><span> who spends a lot of time consuming various media related to </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a><span>, </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/CriticalThinking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalThinking</a><span> and </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LogicalFallacies</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Tech" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a><span>. When not involved in one of those areas, I am probably doing something </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Fitness" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fitness</a><span> related or taking care of my special needs </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/cats" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cats</a><span>.<br><br>This concludes my introduction. Thank you for reading. Feel free to follow me here and/or on my </span><a href="https://twit.social/@terrorskull" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@terrorskull@twit.social</a><span> account for random musings and sharing/boosts of various science and gaming related information.<br><br>Before I forget, the required cat photo is included, as a cat photo is always required for an introduction.</span></p>
CriticalThinkingGames<p>Logical Fallacies: Examples and Pitfalls in Research and Media</p><p>📚 "In public discourse, research and academic writing, logical fallacies should always be avoided because they invalidate conclusions and arguments. Unfortunately, it is easy to commit such logical fallacies ourselves." </p><p>🌐 <a href="https://research.com/research/logical-fallacies-examples" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">research.com/research/logical-</span><span class="invisible">fallacies-examples</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edutooters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>edutooters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/communicationscholars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>communicationscholars</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://games.ngo/@stopTDV" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stopTDV</span></a></span> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/GameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGame</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/EdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdTech</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nonprofit</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/ScientificThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificThinking</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/HighSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighSchool</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/MiddleSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleSchool</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> <a href="https://games.ngo/tags/Fallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fallacies</span></a></p>
Tim O'Connell<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <br>This is the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SlipperySlope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlipperySlope</span></a> fallacy, writ large. The GOP and their mouthpieces use it masterfully, and they get away with it because tens (hundreds?) of millions in this country have no ability to recognize nor inclination to avoid <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a>.</p>
Jess For A Laugh<p>My take on <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a>:</p><p>Sometimes an <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/AdHominem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdHominem</span></a> is entirely appropriate. </p><p>Especially when used against the people whose only tactic in a debate is to point out your logical fallacies.</p><p>Fuck those <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/Edgelord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edgelord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/Incel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Incel</span></a> assholes.</p>
Robb Montgomery<p>How might we build a bot that detects <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LogicalFallacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalFallacies</span></a> to stop disinformation from spreading in online communities?</p><p>The patterns are well-defined. I mean how hard would this be to build this into TV News shows also? <br>A cinch if <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> actually cared about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a>, and insulating us from idiots positing misinformation for gain.</p><p>Tell <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OpenAi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAi</span></a> to Point their <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Watson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Watson</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DeepBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepBlue</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/QuantumComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumComputer</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChatGpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGpt</span></a> at this poster to start training.</p><p><a href="https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yourlogicalfallacyis.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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