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Ooh, this one is a tricky one if you don't know how to recognize it! And it's tricky because there are some Appeals to Heaven that are proper and some that are faulty. The hard part, sometimes, is telling the difference. Here's how to do exactly that. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take...

Just because something is possible, does that also mean it's a certainty? Of course not! Here's how to recognize this faulty reasoning. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fal...

An Appeal to Ignorance happens when someone tries to convince you that something is true just because it hasn't been disproven yet. Or, they try to convince you that something isn't true just because it can't be proven yet. But these are the wrong arguments! Find out why in today's episode! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you ca...

Are things really better just because they're new, just because they're the latest & the greatest? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!...

Are things really better just because they're old? Should we keep doing things just because that's how we've always done them? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies yo...

The Appeal to Fear is so insidious. Here's why you have to be especially aware of this emotional manipulation: it has consequences that are far-reaching. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Send me any questions, commen...

As we continue our mini-series on emotional appeals, let's talk about the Appeal to Pity & how to recognize it. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing...

Let's continue to conversation on propaganda by talking about one of the main ways propaganda happens: through an Appeal to Emotions. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Send me any questions, comments or even the falla...

We're in a mini-series about emotional appeals, and a lot of the emotional appeals are forms of propaganda. What's propaganda? Would you recognize it if you saw it? Let's talk about it! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/qu...

Ever heard the term "green-washing" before? It's when advertisers try to make something seem more desirable by making it seem more 'natural'. That's an Appeal to Nature & I'll tell you how to recognize & deconstruct this common fallacy. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Me...

Today starts a new mini-series on a type of fallacy called Appeals. First up, is an Appeal to Authority, and how to recognize a legitimate appeal to authority and a faulty appeal to authority. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell...

Learn the fascinating origin of the term "jumping on the bandwagon" and also the sometimes devastating way we're seeing this fallacy play out in society now. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, co...

Learn about the 'origin story' that's behind the Genetic Fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up fo...

Today we'll be talking about the Tu Quoque fallacy, or what I like to call the "three fingers pointing back at you" fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or,...

In episode 14, I briefly mentioned something about having a GOOD conversation with others...even those who share a different viewpoint than you. But I felt like I left you hanging a little bit on HOW to go about doing that. So, today, instead of teaching a new fallacy, I'm going to teach you 5 essentials to having a GOOD conversation, even when you and the other person disagree. The 5 Essentials t...

With a loaded question, there's more being asked than it seems on the surface. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraince...

Equivocation can be fun, but it can also be dangerous...here's why. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up...

Here's why it just makes you dizzy when you run into circular reasoning. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sig...

Let's talk about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and what it has to do with painting targets on a barn! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram:...

One step doesn't always lead to several steps, as the Slippery Slope fallacy says. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell...

How human nature causes us to use bad reasoning to excuse bad behavior. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for...

What does a dead, stinky fish have to do with good thinking? Find out in this episode! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz . Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabrai...

Today's fallacy is the Strawman fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz . Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!   think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications:  ...

Today's fallacy is the Ad Hominem attack. Here's how to recognize it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz . Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for...

The fallacy we're discussing today is the Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc fallacy, also called simply: Post Hoc. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!  www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz . Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @...