Ep. 145: Bubble Pop with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
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The Straw Man: Misrepresenting an Argument
Misrepresenting an argument. Misrepresenting someone else's argument to make it easier to attack. They appeal to authority. Some authority thinks something is true. Therefore you do not ask any questions. You accept the authority blindly. Another great one. anecdotal. Use a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence. Quantitative scientific measures. Those are left out. The accuracy of quantitative scientific measures. No, no, no. Just let me tell you how I feel. See, there is a bubble. There's a bubble in my mind. A bubble of idiocy just ready to be popped.
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