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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Podcast: Hunting Humbug 101 - Tutorial 05: Moving the Goalposts and Red Herrings



In this tutorial we look at Moving the Goalposts and Red Herrings.



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The specific examples we discuss can be found by hitting the links above. We also discuss the ultimate Red Herring - the Chewbacca Defense - from the episode of South Park, Chef Aid.

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