"Appeal to authority" is a commonly employed fallacy used in advertising. An example of this is the toothpaste ad that claims "9 out of 10 dentists
recommend our brand." The audience is not shown any evidence that this particular product is better than any other, they are only told that
authority figures recommend it. ...continue reading "Appeal to Authority"
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False Balance
Besides the problem of news reports of dubious veracity, there is also the problem of real news being presented in a misleading way. One of these practices - false balance - is often used to skew people's opinions, make something seem more controversial than they really are, or present a side of an argument that has no evidential support as equal to another position.
Triangles and Trigonometry
You may know how to find angles and side lengths of a triangle using Geometry with mechanisms such as SAS (side-angle-side), SSS (side-side-side), and ASA (angle-side-angle). However, there are also simple methods in trigonometry to calculate these measurements. ...continue reading "Triangles and Trigonometry"
What is BASIC
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code - or BASIC for short - was created in the 1960s as an easy to use, general-purpose language suitable for anyone. It was a big improvement in terms of ease-of-use over many of its predecessors such as machine language. ...continue reading "What is BASIC"