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.

• Double blind wins again
• Xenophobic electorate elects PM responsible for 130000 migrants a year
• More moronic memes
• Email memes
• Say something enough times and people will believe it - factoids propagate
• What about Sony walkmans (then discmans)?
• Race doesn't exist, because if it did, that'd be bad!

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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