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The ABCs of skepticism

Explore ad hominem attacks and other fallacies in a humorous ABC take on science and skepticism. Don't fall prey to them!

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A Poem Beyond Belief by Phil Plait A is Ad hominem, attacks quite insulting, They may feel good but no good is resulting. B is for Bible, they swear it's all true, But which version's right? The Muslim's, Mormon's, or Jew's? C is Creation, 6000 years past; But when looked at the evidence is always half-assed. D is Debunker, it's said with a jeer. But we cannot debunk without bunk, that is clear. E: EVP, hearing voices of dead, but it's really just patterns of sound you are fed. F: The Face that's on Mars is really a butte, Is there on the obverse a giant patoot? G's Uri Geller, a spoon he will bend, Is it magic or powers, or more likely pretend? H, Homeopathy, infinite dilution, Perhaps better known as persistent delusion. I, Ideomotor, the dowser's director, It fallaciously points on a randomized vector. J is Junk science, ...

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