Rubbish arguments of social media - The magic disappearing $50 note.

   13/06/2023   Category: dodgy-arguments

An argument on social media disparages cashless transactions. It's a fallacy.

ABC exposé on Paralympian sport cheating points to a larger issue

   04/04/2023   Category: general

An Australian Broadcasting Commission report focuses on cheating in disabled sports. This points to some pitfalls in the application of humanism.

Scottish Parliament's Burning Issue - a Bill to Pardon Witches.

   11/12/2022   Category: general

There's recognition of historical abuses and there's utter nonsense. The Scottish parliament is considering a bill to pardon witches.

Self-gluing climate activism vandals should take the advice of Ralph Waldo Emerson

   04/11/2022   Category: general

The silly fools who glue themselves to roads and masterpiece artworks have missed a crucial point. Emerson had some great advice for them.

Is existence merely a pimple on the face of non-existence?

   02/11/2022   Category: Science/Philosophy

The great Julian Huxley once stated he believed we would someday solve the mystery of existence. However, that's not so certain.

Dealing with salespeople - contradicting stories #1

   24/10/2022   Category: hidden-agendas

There are many tricks of the selling trade about which the public are generally in the dark. Here's a common one.

Comparing car smashes to Covid-19 is just silly!

   10/08/2021   Category: poor-reasoning

Logic just isn't some people's strong point and Covid-19 brings out the worst. Here's a classic example of rubbish reasoning.

Nuclear Powered Logical Befuddlement

   13/03/2021   Category: curly-logic

A rather stunning curly response was dropped in talks over the nuclear JCPoA recently. It's a head-scratcher.

Conspiratory Theorists Are The Biggest Conspirators

   05/12/2020   Category: general

Who exactly are the biggest conspirators on the planet today? Surely conspiracy theorists themselves are strong contenders.

Nothing humane happens in a slaughterhouse. Says who?

   19/11/2020   Category: dodgy-arguments

Activists say nothing humane happens in a slaughterhouse, but that claim is dodgy.

How to read news media without being made a fool of

   22/10/2020   Category: general

If you think news media quality has slid in recent times, you are not wrong and you are not alone. Intense competition in the media space has led to a worsening of abuses that have long existed.

Dodgy Claims - 'It isn't that, it's this'.

   29/09/2020   Category: dodgy-arguments

Here's some examples one of the most commonly used formats for dodgy arguments. Understand how this works and you can tear shreds off people - not that you ought to. 'It isn't that, it's this' is a rife ruse among humans.

Lawyer puts the cart before the horse

   19/07/2020   Category: poor-reasoning

A lawyer expressed a non-sequitur opinion - one that simply doesn't follow.

Rubbish arguments of Covid-19

   11/05/2020   Category: poor-reasoning

You can always bank on a crisis to generate bad reasoning. On that score, the Coronavirus pandemic didn't disappoint.

Emerson's deeper wisdom overlooked by humanity

   05/05/2020   Category: wisdom

Emerson made a comment about homeopathy that contains hidden wisdom often overlooked.

No, Covid-19 is NOT nature's revenge on humans

   12/04/2020   Category: poor-reasoning

Covid-19 isn't nature's revenge on humans. That's just poetry.

Covid 19 is a demagogue's delight!

   10/04/2020   Category: dodgy-arguments

Covid 19 has quickly become a playground for axe-grinders and barrow-pushers. When disaster strikes, out they come in force. Let's upset some apple-carts.

Toilet paper shortage - is this the real reason?

   27/03/2020   Category: hidden-agendas

Toilet paper, body and hand wash along with other surface cleaning items are no longer on shelves. Here is the likely reason why.

Project Greta will ultimately fail

   13/12/2019   Category: tricks/techniques

Greta Thunberg is a figurehead being used by climate alarmists for a purpose that will ultimately fail.

Spelling and grammatical errors in news reports might not be just mistakes.

   31/08/2019   Category: hidden-agendas

Spelling errors and poor grammar in mainstream media news content are probably left deliberately, for an unwholesome purpose.