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Video: This is How Easy It Is to Lie With Statistics

This video is about how misleading statistics can be (even when the numbers are 100% correct).

Video: You're wrong about more than you think.

Examining assumptions and bias'

Video: Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

We've all come across online fact checkers that purport to warn us away from independent media sites under the guise of protecting us from fake news. But who is behind these fact check sites? How do they operate? And if these ham-fisted attempts at soft censorship aren't the solution to online misinformation, what is? Join James for this week's important edition of The Corbett Report podcast, where we explore the murky world of information gatekeeping and ask "Who will fact check the fact checkers?"

Video: CRITICAL THINKING - Fallacies: Straw Man Fallacy

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.

Video: CRITICAL THINKING - Fundamentals: Correlation and Causation

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Henne (Duke University) explains the difference between correlation and causation.

Video: Correlation and causality | Statistical studies | Probability and Statistics | Khan Academy

Understanding why correlation does not imply causality (even though many in the press and some researchers often imply otherwise)

Video: How Ice Cream Kills! Correlation vs. Causation

To make better decisions and improve your problem-solving skills it is important to understand the difference between correlation and causation.

Video: Top 10 Logical Fallacies

When creating a logical argument, there are many different aspects that have to come together to ensure that your argument is sound and does not contain any flaws. One of these aspects is avoiding what we call “logical fallacies.” A logical fallacy is an error of reasoning that will weaken your argument and, in most cases, undermine it completely. Today, we’re going to look at the 10 most common logical fallacies.

Video: CRITICAL THINKING - Fallacies: Equivocation

Joseph Wu (University of Cambridge) explains the fallacy of equivocation, the fallacy that occurs when the same term is used with different meanings in an argument. Along the way, he discusses whether Miley Cyrus is an exploding ball of gas.

Video: Red Herring - Critical Thinking Fallacies

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Joseph Wu (University of Cambridge) introduces you to the red herring, a rhetorical device and fallacy that is often difficult to spot. A red herring occurs when something is introduced to an argument that misleads or distracts from the relevant issue. Wu walks us through this rhetorical device and shows us how to avoid committing a fallacy.

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