This week on RfRx, we will be talking about Logical Fallacies. Why? Because recognizing these bad arguments can help you do two things: avoid being deceived by false claims made by others, and also stop using them yourself to justify questionable beliefs of your own. Rob Palmer, who has spoken about Critical Thinking at a previous RfRx, will be joining us this time to give a refresher on logical fallacies and lead the first-of-its-kind RfRx game, where those in attendance will have the opportunity to play on teams trying to outdo their competition in describing and identifying Logical Fallacies! (Participation optional. Everyone is welcome to listen and learn.)
Rob Palmer has had a diverse aerospace engineering career, having worked as a spacecraft designer and tester, computer programmer, and software systems engineer. Rob began writing for Skeptical Inquirer in 2018, and has had over 60 articles published by Skeptical Inquirer and in other publications in 2 languages on 3 continents.
Rob writes about contemporary skeptical issues, and has interviewed individuals as diverse as scientists Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan (producer and writer for the modern Cosmos series), Seth Andrews (host of The Thinking Atheist podcast), and even John de Lancie (Star Trek‘s Q).
Rob has also been a speaker for various skeptic and humanist groups, including here at Recovering from Religion. He has spoken at Dragon Con, and thrice at CSICon, (the annual science and skepticism conference in Las Vegas.) Topics have included critical thinking, psychics and mediums, and the international Wikipedia editing project he volunteers for. He has been interviewed about these subjects on various podcasts and YouTube shows, including The Skeptic Zone, Big Picture Science, Be Rationable, The Phil Ferguson Show, Banachek’s Brain, 502 Conversations, and The Thinking Atheist.
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E212: Cuban Ray-guns, Schoolgirl Poisonings, and Monkey Men with Rob Palmer
E211: Atheist Street Pirates: Building Secular Community with Evan Clark
E210: Godless Engineering with John Gleason
E209: Laughing Loudly in Outer Darkness with Stephanie M.
E208: Playing Devil's Advocate with Lucien Greaves
E207: Getting Lost in Trauma w/ David Teachout
E206: Separating Religion and Government w/ Geoffrey T. Blackwell
E205: Deconstruction on the Spectrum with Anthony Dominello
E204: Surviving a Christian Cult w/ Andrew Pledger
E203: Politics and Civic Engagement After Religion: Part 2 w/ Jason Racheotes
E202: Philosophy and Secularism w/ Nicholas Soutter
E201: How to Avoid Cognitive Bias w/ Richard Gilliver
E200: Trauma and Your Brain w/ Dr. Darrel Ray
E199: Why There Is No God w/ Armin Navabi
E198: How to Avoid Getting Hung Up on Bad Ideas w/ Matt Dillahunty
E197: Why Science Education is Important w/ Dr. Ethan Siegel
E196: Celebrating Sex Positivity w/ Arden Hart
E195: Logical Fallacies: The Sequel w/ Rob Palmer
E194: Answering the Call w/ Jimmy Snow
E193: Incels and the Boy Crisis w/ Dr. Darrel Ray
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