Open Minds

Appeal to Authority can be found in Bo Bennett’s excellent book ( https://amzn.to/3eBB6Ve ) on page 31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority Logical fallacies are important building blocks for a thinking person. I have come to conclude that rather than telling everyone “what” I think, if I simply help others improve “how” they think, we might all wind up in a pretty close place in...

Shepard interviews his friend Steven who has made the most persuasive arguments carnivorous Shepard has ever heard. Steve discusses libertarian activism and veganism. Unlike many vegan arguments, Steven does not claim that animals have “rights.”

Logical fallacies are important building blocks for a thinking person. I have come to conclude that rather than telling everyone “what” I think, if I simply help others improve “how” they think, we might all wind up in a pretty close place in our worldviews. A great book about logic is here: https://amzn.to/3eBB6Ve My Odysee channel for videos is here: https://odysee.com/@ShepardtheVoluntaryist:6...

Logical fallacies are important building blocks for a thinking person. I have come to conclude that rather than telling everyone “what” I think, if I simply help others improve “how” they think, we might all wind up in a pretty close place in our worldviews. A great book about logic is here: https://amzn.to/3eBB6Ve My Odysee channel for videos is here: https://odysee.com/@ShepardtheVoluntaryist:6...

Logical fallacies are important building blocks in a thinking person’s intellectual foundation. I have come to conclude that rather than telling everyone “what” I think, if I simply help others improve “how” they think, we might all wind up in a pretty close place in our worldviews. A great book about logic is here: https://amzn.to/3eBB6Ve My Odysee channel for videos is here: https://odysee.com/@...

Logical fallacies are important building blocks in a thinking person’s intellectual foundation. I have come to conclude that rather than telling everyone “what” I think, if I simply help others improve “how” they think, we might all wind up in a pretty close place in our worldviews. A great book about logic is here: https://amzn.to/3eBB6Ve My Odysee channel for videos is here: https://odysee.com/@...

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Shepard thinks... learning about logical fallacies is what smart folks ought to do!

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The fallacy of accident (also called destroying the exception or a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid) is an informal fallacy and a deductively valid but unsound argument occurring in a statistical syllogism (an argument based on a generalization) when an exception to a rule of thumb[1] is ignored. It is one of the thirteen fallacies originally identified by Aristotle in Sophistical Refutat...

Ad hominem (Latin for 'to the person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments, some but not all of which are fallacious. Typically this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.

The "WE" Fallacy - Logical Fallacies

"Begging The Question" Logical Fallacy

Appeal To The Moon logical fallacy

Shepard thinks... libertarian scenarios are fun! From the Flagpole to the Lifeboat and many more, they are a great way to examine ideas. Shepard presents the Watermelon Toss scenario to philosopher Christian Moore of Liberty After Dark. (https://odysee.com/@LibertyAfterDark:a See scenario here: https://openlyvoluntary.com/watermelon-tossing/

Shepard ponders the future of Bitcoin legality based on the probable actions of Central Banks if the US Government is not successful in breaking ties with the Federal Reserve.

Shepard offers thoughts on the future of money and what he predicts will happen to centralized digital currency versus decentralized money. Openlyvoluntary.com

Shepard interviews country musician Royce Johns. One of our rare shows that isn’t about philosophy, and is instead Shepard being a “fanboy” of a traditional country music star. Learn more about Royce here! https://www.roycejohns.com/ or find him on FaceBook! Thanks to Traditional Country Music legend Royce Johns for letting us close out with his hit song, Truckstop Souvenirs!

Shepard, The Voluntaryist interviews humanitarian activist Keith Knight. Keith and Shepard mention many books, see a full list of links below! Disnenthrall.me Keith Knight performing The Most Dangerous Superstition: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/the-most-dangerous-superstition-by-larken-rose-quotes-and-full-audiobook-playlist/ Steve Thomas https://soundcloud.com/openlyvolun...

Surviving Political Imprisonment - One Man's Experience, recorded February 2, 2021. As free speech disappears from our society, it is likely that many people will be imprisoned for speaking their minds. What is prison like? One man shares his experience of "doing a nickel" (5 years) in a US federal prison.

What is voluntaryism? How is it defined? Shepard describes voluntaryism and ponders FAQ's. Thanks to Larken Rose for the framework!

Shepard has a pre-dawn fireside chat with himself, discussing voting, the new kid Joey that beat Donny in the latest voting theater in the US government's show, how voting or not is much more powerful than WHO you vote for.

Shepard, The Voluntaryist takes a dive into Voluntaryism, what is it? What isn't it? What questions should we ask ourselves to decide if it is right for us? Thanks to Larken Rose, a humanitarian thought leader in voluntaryism for his Candles in the Dark discussions, which were the foundation for the last half of this show.

Shepard interviews Lynn, the founder of My Croak File. http://mycroakfile.com TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_etSKqGUffk

Shepard interviews Howard Lichtman of the Thick Red Line about his project. Howard aims to support police officers who are passionate about serving and protecting while declining to perform duties that are not constitutional or in line with natural law. Learn more here: www. ThickRedLine.org Support your local peace officers through the thick red line project here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/thick...