Summary: There are numerous speech stratagems which can be used to win an argument or influence the audience. The Homonymy is a rhetoric trick consisting in twisting the meaning of one of the key words of the dispute. Categorizing is a trick whose aim is to assign an unpleasant category or connotation to an assertion made by an opponent. Both […]
Summary: Conspiracy theories have a growing influence on political decisions. Burden of proof is a tool for ascertaining the truthfulness of political, scientific, and everyday claims. Knowingly or not, Burden of proof is applied by people everyday. The abundance of conspiracy theories is visible and their growing influence on political lives in numerous countries is evident. The Qanon cult, which […]
Occam’s razor is a useful problem-solving tool which, when applied correctly, can be of great help in detecting falsehoods. Even though it is primarily used by scientists, e.g. Albert Einstein [1], it can prove to be a functional and efficient tool in judging the truth value in the abundance of information we deal with every day. Also known as the […]
Summary: Opinion/indoctrination articles are abundant on the internet and often appear as answers to scientific queries in search engines. Articles stating the author’s opinion contain multiple personal pronouns, as opposed to scientific publications whose focus is on the information. Publications aiming at indoctrination contain rhetorical questions and arguments from authority, which are considered weak forms of argumentation in science. Informative […]