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April confesses to being a "big ol' nerd" while discussing three sneaky fallacies that sidestep evidence and shut down discourse.

Episode 41 Show Notes:

It's a study guide about the No True Scotsman fallacy! Hey, they're good for adults too: https://studylatam.com/no-true-scotsman-fallacy-in-philosophy/

Another good article about No True Scotsman: https://practicalpie.com/no-true-scotsman/

Rational Wiki is always a good go-to for fallacies: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/No_True_Scotsman

What's cognitive ease? Here you go: learning-mind.com/cognitive-ease/

Great article on the illusory truth effect: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-truth-effect

Patrick Stokes' article in The Conversation on why he's so tough on his philosophy students: https://theconversation.com/no-youre-not-entitled-to-your-opinion-9978

Stephen Rainey's blog that discusses the concept of our "entitlement" to opinions: https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2019/03/entitlement/

*I have begun using ChatGPT to organize and outline my episodes--it does a great job clarifying my ideas. I still do the writing, though, so I can't say it saves a lot of time!