The Offence Fallacy
The Offence Fallacy is perhaps the most popular bad argument used to dismiss Truths which are uncomfortable to us moderns. … Continue Reading The Offence Fallacy
Two Common Statistical Fallacies
Here are two fun fallacies, excerpted from a paper I wrote a couple of years ago in the Journal of … Continue Reading Two Common Statistical Fallacies
Book Sneak Peek: Imposing Your Beliefs Fallacy
All, here is a segment, a tease, a mere fragment, of an upcoming book of popular fallacies from the chapter … Continue Reading Book Sneak Peek: Imposing Your Beliefs Fallacy
The Epidemiologist Fallacy Strikes Again: Premature Birth Rate Edition
Hypothesis testing leads to more scientific nonsense than any other practice, including fraud. Hypothesis testing, as regular readers know, cannot … Continue Reading The Epidemiologist Fallacy Strikes Again: Premature Birth Rate Edition
