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Duchess the cat and Bruno the beagle sit on the couch looking guilty as a charity ad plays on TV

Duchess and Bruno share a moment of empathy - t...

A charity ad for starving kittens arrives at the exact worst moment - right before the big game. Duchess and Bruno discover that guilt is a very persuasive argument.

Duchess and Bruno share a moment of empathy - t...

A charity ad for starving kittens arrives at the exact worst moment - right before the big game. Duchess and Bruno discover that guilt is a very persuasive argument.

Duchess stares in horror at a vision of her extreme health fanatic future self illustrating the Slippery Slope fallacy

Duchess realises she is slowly killing herself ...

Bruno convinces Duchess that one small healthy change will spiral into a life of kale juice and 25-hour workouts - a textbook Slippery Slope fallacy.

Duchess realises she is slowly killing herself ...

Bruno convinces Duchess that one small healthy change will spiral into a life of kale juice and 25-hour workouts - a textbook Slippery Slope fallacy.

What are logical fallacies? A plain-English guide from Duchess and Bruno

What are logical fallacies?

A fallacy is a cheap trick to manipulate you A propaganda technique designed to get you (and all of us) thinking in a certain way. Otherwise known as the slippery...

What are logical fallacies?

A fallacy is a cheap trick to manipulate you A propaganda technique designed to get you (and all of us) thinking in a certain way. Otherwise known as the slippery...

Gizmo tells Bruno the drink will make him faster than a cheetah before the big game

The False Cause Fallacy: Bruno's Magic Pre-Game...

Duchess gives Bruno sugar water and lets him believe it's magic. She knows exactly what she's doing. So does Gizmo. Bruno does not.

The False Cause Fallacy: Bruno's Magic Pre-Game...

Duchess gives Bruno sugar water and lets him believe it's magic. She knows exactly what she's doing. So does Gizmo. Bruno does not.

Duchess screams with rage in the back seat while Bruno sweats nervously behind the wheel

Hasty Generalisation Fallacy: Duchess Meets the...

Duchess has decided that vets are torturers - all of them - based on absolutely nothing she's willing to discuss.

Hasty Generalisation Fallacy: Duchess Meets the...

Duchess has decided that vets are torturers - all of them - based on absolutely nothing she's willing to discuss.

Bruno looks worried as a defiant Duchess waves her ice cream spoon at him

The Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy and Duchess's I...

Bruno says too much ice cream is dangerous. Duchess says he can't prove it'll kill her. The doctor has some thoughts.

The Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy and Duchess's I...

Bruno says too much ice cream is dangerous. Duchess says he can't prove it'll kill her. The doctor has some thoughts.