Episode #1058

Episode #1058

News Items

• Why People Believe Misinformation
• Measles on the Rise
• Is Therapy Speech
• Solar Activity Increasing
• Possible Wormhole

Name That Logical Fallacy

I’m engaged in a discussion on the internet about pornography. The argument is made that, quote, ‘If you think porn causes no harms then let’s broadcast it in every public place.’ Apart from the straw argument that nobody has actually said that porn causes no harms, what is the fallacy here? Thanks, your friend, Arthwollipot

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Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  Flight evolved independently three times among insects and emerged first among insects, about 350 million years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_flight

• Item #2 Science

  Termites are a type of cockroach, the one with the most complex social system. https://www.insectslimited.com/blog/are-termites-cockroaches

• Item #3 Science

  The largest insect to ever live was Meganeuropsis permiana, a giant predatory dragonfly with a wingspan of 2.5 feet that likely hunted frogs and small mammals.https://www.geologyin.com/2018/01/the-largest-insect-ever-existed-was.html

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know the unknowable.” — Joseph Barber Lightfoot