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The Tolerance Paradox

First, our official definition of a paradox: A puzzle concocted with premises we know are false but which lead to a conclusion we wish were true. Thus, because the conclusion…
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Can Catching A Cold Make You Fat?

Jeff Schwimmer and his University of California-San Diego colleagues seem to think so. In a press-release that is being cut-and-pasted across across the internet, Schwimmer tells of a study he…
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Spot The Logical Fallacy!

See the first installment of our favorite game. As is frequent in the evolution of games shows, the set of rules has been simplified. It’s time to play everybody’s favorite…