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CRITICAL THINKING – Fallacies: Straw Man Fallacy [HD]

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Joseph Wu (University of Cambridge) introduces you to the straw man fallacy. This fallacy is committed whenever someone misrepresents an opponent’s claim in arguing against it. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1vz5fK9 More on Joseph Wu: http://bit.ly/1RHIOuV —- Wi-Phi @ YouTube: http://bit.ly/1PX0hLu Wi-Phi @ Khan Academy: http://bit.ly/1nQJcF7 Twitter: Tweets by wirelessphi Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1XC2tx3 Instagram: …

CRITICAL THINKING – Fallacies: Ad Hominem [HD]

In this video, Paul Henne (Duke University) describes the ad hominem fallacy, which is an informal fallacy that arises when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than their argument. He also describes the four subtypes of this fallacy. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/Fo66/ source