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Old 5th May 2007, 10:26 PM   #3
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Loose Change:
Quote:
http://www.loosechangeguide.com/lcg6.html
Errors of fact: 81
Post hoc ergo prompter hoc fallacies: 92
Assumptions and conjectures not supported by evidence: 92
Photo & video images that do not support statements being made: 48
Non sequiturs: 24
Opinions expressed on technical subjects by non-experts: 22
Anonymous sources: 19
"Straw man" arguments: 10
Overgeneralizations: 10
Arguments to authority: 3
Similes or metaphors taken as literal statements: 12
Statements misleading because incomplete quotes used: 25

Total flubs: 426
9/11 Mysteries:
Quote:
http://www.911mysteriesguide.com/appendices.php
False information presented as fact: 79
Lies via 3rd party commentator: 4
Assumed accidental mistakes: 38
Appeal to Authority: 4
Incomplete Quotes used to support evidence: 23
Quotes taken out of context to support evidence: 15
Assumptions/Speculation used to support evidence: 62
Anonymous Sources: 1
Sources who disagree with conspiracy theory used to support conspiracy theory: 12
“Straw Man” Arguments: 16
Oversimplifications: 67
Similes or Metaphors taken as literal statements: 22
Omissions from Transcript: 4
Bad Analogies: 6
Contradictions: 18

Total Errors: 371
Sounds like a couple of pretty accurate representations of the truth movement to me
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