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Snopestionary: The 'Ad Hominem' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 26, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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The Fallacy of 'Hasty Generalizations,' Explained
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 10, 2023
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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Snopestionary: What Is an Echo Chamber?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 24, 2022
Both in person and online, echo chambers reinforce our own viewpoints and hinder our ability to ...
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Snopestionary: What is Doxxing?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 16, 2022
Twitter made headlines in late 2022 for changing its anti-doxxing policy.
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Logical Fallacies 101: Your Holiday Guide for Dinner Table Debates
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 14, 2022
Put down that drumstick and listen all ye well.
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Snopes-tionary: What is 'Scarelore'?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 5, 2022
There are many names for urban legends on the internet.
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Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
July 27, 2022
Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.
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Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 19, 2022
Also called "native advertising," it can be as innocent as a restaurant ad on your newsfeed, or ...
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Snopestionary: The 'Straw Man' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 14, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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Snopestionary: The 'Red Herring' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 10, 2022
This logical fallacy is sometimes referred to as the fallacy of distraction.
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Snopestionary: The 'Slippery Slope' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 31, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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Snopestionary: What Was 'Gamergate'?
Written by:
David Emery
April 4, 2022
"Gamergate" is considered by many to have been a watershed event in the ascendancy of extremist ...
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Snopestionary: What Is 'Troll Bait'?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jan. 8, 2022
A quick primer on troll bait and why you shouldn't take it.
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Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Dec. 26, 2021
Both words refer to false information, but one type is more insidious than the other.
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Snopestionary: What Does 'Shadow-Ban' Mean?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Dec. 11, 2021
Sometimes the reason no one seems to be reading your social media posts is that a platform has h ...
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Snopestionary: What Is a False Premise?
Written by:
Bond Huberman
Sept. 24, 2021
All it takes is one false premise to make a logical argument unsound.
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Snopestionary: What Is Copypasta?
Written by:
Bond Huberman
David Emery
Sept. 19, 2021
Before there was "sharing" — before there was even social media — there was copying and pasting ...
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Snopestionary: What Is 'Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior'?
Written by:
Bond Huberman
David Emery
Sept. 4, 2021
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have taken steps to bar such behavior by users.
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Snopestionary: What Does 'Glurge' Mean?
Written by:
Bond Huberman
David Emery
Aug. 21, 2021
The term "glurge" has been with us since the mid-1990s.
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Yes, 'There's Always a Tweet' — but Sometimes, It's Fake
Written by:
Brandon Echter
Aug. 5, 2021
Reader beware!
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