Logical fallacies EXPOSED! #1 Base rate fallacy and Simpson’s paradox

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Many people use logical fallacies in arguments. This is particularly common on social media. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will be discussing two of these fallacies, the base rate fallacy and Simpson’s paradox. If you see anyone using these fallacies, please share this video with them.

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Logical fallacies playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV1WqH0isjRxF4hiVlkEWc2NJ22WZrOxJ

Links to data:

On Simpson's Paradox and the Sure-Thing Principle
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01621459.1972.10482387

USA Vaccination by age
https://usafacts.org/visualizations/covid-vaccine-tracker-states/

How do death rates from COVID-19 differ between people who are vaccinated and those who are not?
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths-by-vaccination

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