Ad Hominem: Attacking the Researcher Just as Effective as Discrediting the Research
Do facts upset you? Do you not like the results of Scientific research? Boy do we have great news for you! That’s right, instead of analyzing studies for flawed methods or bad data, you can just call the researcher a
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Yet Another Hit Piece on Jordan Peterson
There’s an insidious, BS argument technique currently spreading like a rhetorical pestilence through Social Media, conventional media, and even in academic institutions. Here’s how it works: 1. Person A states their argument in good faith, providing a reasonable degree of
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Did the Trump Administration Ban the CDC from Using Certain Terms?
There comes a point when covering the constant assault on facts gets overwhelming, when despair creeps in and you just want to throw up your hands and walk away to preserve what’s left of your appreciation for the good things in
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United Nations Recalls Staff Due to “Vampires”–No, Really
But in this case, it was the “Daywalkers” who were responsible for the actual death and destruction, and… tax evasion? Just kidding about that last one, Good luck with those IRS payments, Wesley. 1. Before we start, let’s get this out
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If you Shared a Post by One of These Facebook Pages You’re Officially a Stooge
And not any of the three funny ones either… We were going to use the word “dumbass” in the title, but the Internet is filled with dumbasses and “stooge” more accurately describes that particular kind of dumbass whose lack of
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EU Scientists Blast Homeopathy and Alternative Medicine
“There cannot be two kinds of medicine—conventional and alternative. There is only medicine that has been adequately tested and medicine that has not… ” The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) represents 29 national and international scientific academies in Europe,
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That Time When an AIDS Conspiracy Magazine Went Out of Business Because the Employees Died of AIDS
The universe may be indifferent to Human suffering, but it’s also unforgiving of Human stupidity…at least it used to be. Modern medicine has done wonders for the survival rate of Human beings, in many cases even going so far as
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Alex Jones Supplements Are Bullshit
In other news, water: wet, frog sexuality: undetermined. Following John Oliver’s segment about Alex Jones and his ridiculous-yet-dangerous nonsense, a hero at Buzzfeed named Charlie Warzel decided to send the supplements Jones hocks on his show–to his army gullible nitwits
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Don’t Get Burned by BS “Eclipse Glasses”
The solar eclipse is happening August 21st and people are cashing in… at the expense of your eyeballs. Without proper eye wear, you can easily damage the sensitive rods and cones of the eyes. And because your retinas have no
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