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HUM 115: Critical Thinking (Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb)

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Wireless Philosophy (WiPhi) Animations
Short video animations explaining the various aspects of philosophy, ethics, critical thinking - including various fallacies, and more. Created by professors at Duke, Yale, MIT, and others.

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Search Credo Reference to find definitions for terms such as ad hominem, straw man, fallacy, informal logic, etc. You can use the search box below, or click the Credo Reference link.

Credo Reference
Collection of over 600 full-text reference books that cover thousands of topics including art, business, medicine, sociology, technology, and much more.

Examples from Credo Reference

"Fallacies"
from The Essentials of Philosophy and Ethics
"Ad Hominem"
from A Dictionary of Philosophical Logic

Websites

Fallacies (The Writing Center - UNC-CH)
List of common fallacies that include a definition and examples.
Logical Fallacies (Purdue OWL)
This resource covers using logic within writing—logical vocabulary, logical fallacies, and other types of logos-based reasoning.