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CRITICAL THINKING – Fundamentals: Correlation and Causation

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Henne (Duke University) explains the difference between correlation and causation. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1vz5fK9 More on Paul Henne: http://bit.ly/29alRyb —- Wi-Phi @ YouTube: http://bit.ly/1PX0hLu Wi-Phi @ Khan Academy: http://bit.ly/1nQJcF7 Twitter: Tweets by wirelessphi Instagram: @wiphiofficial Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1XC2tx3 —- Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/4tzX/ source

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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: …

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CRITICAL THINKING – Fundamentals: Deductive Arguments

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Geoff Pynn (Northern Illinois) follows up on his introduction to critical thinking by exploring how deductive arguments give us reason to believe their conclusions. Good deductive arguments guarantee their conclusions, and so must be valid (i.e., it must be impossible for the premises to be true while the conclusion is …

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CRITICAL THINKING – Fundamentals: Soundness [HD]

In this video, Aaron Ancell (Duke University) discusses the philosophical concept of soundness. After reviewing validity, he defines soundness: an argument is sound when it is valid and has all true premises. He reviews a few examples of sound and unsound arguments, and he encourages you to develop sound arguments on your own. Help us …

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CRITICAL THINKING – Fundamentals: Validity [HD]

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Henne (Duke University) discusses the philosophical concept of validity. After reviewing the structure of an argument, he defines validity: an argument is valid if and only if its premises guarantee the conclusion. He reviews a few examples of validity and invalidity, and he leaves you with one example to …

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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