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Can you outsmart this logical fallacy?
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Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and...
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy?
Lesson duration 06:17
It’s 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institute’s...
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Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy?
Lesson duration 07:52
It’s 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under...
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt?
Lesson duration 04:24
It’s 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph...
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Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy?
Lesson duration 05:48
It’s 1997. The United States Senate has called a hearing about global warming. Some expert...
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation?
Lesson duration 04:42
It’s 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists...
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors?
Lesson duration 05:31
It’s 1843, and a debate is raging about one of the most common killers of women: childbed fever—...
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Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle?
Lesson duration 05:18
You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To...
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Can you solve the death race riddle?
Lesson duration 05:51
The night before the Death Race across the Wastelands is set to begin, your uncle, the great...
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