If there is one skill us Catholics should practice, it’s learning how to argue well. Or, spot a bad argument when one’s thrown at us. This episode we take a deep dive into the world of logic and fallacies and hopefully prepare you for the battle!
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Types of Fallacies:

* Ad hominem (“To the Man”)
* Argumentum ex silentio (“Argument from silence”)
* Irrelevant appeals (Appeal to Pity, Appeal to Popularity)
* Appeal to faith
* Argument from authority
* Argumentum ad baculum (“Argument to the cudgel”)
* Slippery slope
* No true Scotsman
* Red herring
* Straw man

Links:

* Introduction to Logical Fallacies from March 2002 Journal of Science and Theology
* 10 Christian Examples of Logical Fallacies
* 15 Common Logical Fallacies
* Book of Bad Arguments
* Carson-Newman College Logical Fallacies hand list
* Catholic Answers