Saturday, January 15, 2005

Examples of Factoid Propagation

The advocate asserts the truth of a proposition that is commonly assumed to be true, when it is not in fact established as true.

For a comprehensive and considered written commentary on Factoid Propagation (and other fallacies) - see The skeptic's field guide to spotting fallacies in thinking - Humbug!

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