Fallacio 2: Ad Hominem and Appeal to Authority

A lengthy discussion of Genetic Fallacies, which are Fallacies of Irrelevance: Ad Hominem attacks and Appeals to Authority.

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• Logic
• Fallacy
• Ad
• Hominem
• Appeal
• to
• Authority
• Judgement
• Bertrand
• Russell
• Abortedsoul
• FantasticBabblings

[GhostWhisperBlues]

This is great.

[FantasticBabblings]

It's certainly long :)

[johnandthierry]

you have a marvelous vocabulary and the ability to use it to express your ideas clearly.

[FantasticBabblings]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[SunnyStorm21]

Who invented the word logic?

[FantasticBabblings]

@SunnyStorm21 The word itself derives from the Greek logos, meaning reason.

Aristotle was the first to consider logic a formal discipline.

[Cerulean0987]

I wish I had seen your videos when I took my critical thinking class this past summer. Although, I pulled an A, you make potentially complex constructs crystal clear. Excellent examples too. Are you a teacher or a writer? If not, you have missed your calling.

[MisanthropeKing]

I think i'm tripping.

[mrdarcyme]

Thanks for the video. My experience is that many people believe things because either their interests are involved, or their belief makes them 'feel good'. I do not exempt myself from this equation, but I hope I sometimes make the effort to be objective.

[Numenorean921]

:O You sly dog.

[tibordp]

I beat you with 16 :P

[Numenorean921]

Good to see someone making intelligent and thoughtfull vlogs on youtube, it doesn't happen often. I think you're doing a great job. (Btw, after looking at your audience statistics, at 18 I'm probably one of your youngest viewers.) :D

[sunshineandnihilism]

This is quite the series thus far, although I have utterly failed to watch them in any semblance of order :) I admire your enthusiasm and wit, and look forward to more. In brief, you're pretty awesome