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PBS Idea Channel Explains Five Fallacies and Discusses How to Better Argue on the Internet

  • Rollin BishopRollin Bishop
  • October 27, 2014

PBS Idea Channel (previously) host Mike Rugnetta recently explained five different kinds of fallacies that are commonly used in Internet arguments, and then discussed how to better argue without resorting to them.


The Strawman Fallacy


The Authority Fallacy


The Ad Hominem Fallacy


The Black and White Fallacy


The “No True Scotsman” Fallacy

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