#LogicalFallacies
April 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Dave Hughes Presents... The Techniques of #misinformation.

#auspol #LogicalFallacies
The Trump-esque Hyperbole of Dave Hughes.

LABOR LIES!? WASTE!? CORRUPTION!?

Thin arguments can be padded out via logical fallacies:
- Repetition
- Anecdotes
- Cherry picking
- Appeals to emotion
- Ad hominem attacks
- Generalisations. 100%!

#auspol #misinformation
August 20, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Appa thinks we should all ask better questions. #communism #capitalism #logicalfallacies #imperialism #askbetterquestions
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“Can’t be disproved, either.”

That…that’s not how it works.

#rhetoric
#logicalfallacies
#svengoolie
July 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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January 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Fraction's Logical Fallacies: False Cause

When Fraction sees a delivery truck, he barks at the truck and the driver, who then inevitably retreats from the building and departs. Fraction thus infers the obvious: he has scared them away with his barking.

#dogs #dogsofbluesky #logicalfallacies
February 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
5/ Faulty Logic: Spotting the Flaws in Arguments.
Unreliable sources may also invoke #logicalfallacies to mislead, relying on flawed reasoning to create a false sense of credibility or to manipulate emotions.
January 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My favorite things to learn as I was becoming an #atheist were #LogicalFallacies. I didn't get formal training in #LogicalThinking or #CriticalThinking in #PublicSchool which is a shame. I've had to work on learning it as I go as an adult.

effectiviology.com/gish-gallop/
Gish Gallop: When People Try to Win Debates by Using Overwhelming Nonsense – Effectiviology
effectiviology.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Semi-unrelated: Maybe I should find a list of at least 100 formalized logical fallacies, or preferably 365 or more, and start a 100-day challenge of illustrating (visually, via a cartoon drawing) one logical fallacy per day for 100 days... or more...
May 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Constructive dialogue is valuable, but it fails when participants are childish, disrespectful, misinformed, or rely on strawman fallacies, whataboutism, or false equivalencies.

#Reasoning #CriticalThinking #LogicalFallacies #Misinformation
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 PM
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis people on actual #Scientists and their work .. on a specific #ClimateModel they like to quote and they're accusing others of #LogicalFallacies

This one is funny and #ArtificialIntelligence thinks so too
July 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Logical fallacies, part 2. Post hoc. #logicalfallacies #logic #conclusions #beingsmart
December 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Thinking about critical thinking's role in our society & the danger posed by AI Superintelligence. This is about logical fallacies and cognitive biases that damage our society.

florenciaardon.com/2026/09/13/w...

#CriticalThinking #CognitiveBiases #LogicalFallacies #Education #Society
We must address our lack of critical thinking
There are plenty of articles and commentary about the decline in critical thinking in “new generations.” In reality, “older generations” exhibit lack of critical thinking as…
florenciaardon.com
September 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
When all else fails, deploy the Appeal to Freedom™ fallacy:
“I’m wrong, but it’s a free country.”

An American classic.

#LogicalFallacies #SystemsThinking #CalvinAndHobbes #InOtherWords
When logic fails, constitutional rights become the go-to defense. #CalvinandHobbes #MathHomework
August 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The 'faulty comparison' fallacy: comparing apples to oranges since... forever. 🍎➡️🍊 Don't let superficial similarities fool you! #LogicalFallacies #CriticalThinking
December 2, 2024 at 10:10 PM