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Begging the question
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Begging the question is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proved is assumed implicitly or explicitly in the premise.
Catch-22 (logic)
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A Catch-22, coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch-22, is a logical paradox arising from a situation in which an individual needs something that can only be acquired by not being in that very situation; therefore, the acquisition of this thing becomes logically impossible.
Judging Authority
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Published: 2004
9/11: Debunking The Myths
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Published: 2005
Popular Mechanics special report on September 11 conspiracy theories.
9-11 Loose Change Second Edition Viewer Guide
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Debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories.
Occam's razor
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When competing hypotheses are equal in other respects, the principle recommends selection of the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest entities while still sufficiently answering the question.
Rationality/Science
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Published: 1995
Chomsky writes: "It strikes me as remarkable that the left today should seek to deprive oppressed people not only of the joys of understanding and insight, but also of tools of emancipation, informing us that the "project of the Enlightenment" is dead, that we must abandon the "illusions" of science and rationality--a message that will gladden the hearts of the powerful, delighted to monopolize these instruments for their own use."
When 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Go Bad
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Published: 2002
Aren#t these conspiracy theories too silly to address? That should be the case. But, sadly, they do attract people.

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