Showing posts with label logical fallacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label logical fallacy. Show all posts
Monday, July 03, 2017

The Beauty and Perils of Narratives (Reasoning from Fait Accompli/Ticker Tape)

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Pedro and Juan went to the Jockey Club to attend the biggest stake race of the year. After the event, the conversation ensued. Pedr...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Graphic of the Day: Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies

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A priceless advice.. courtesy of yourlogicalfallacy.com (hat tip Bob Wenzel)
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The Essence of Keynesian Economics

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The following is an excerpt from a speech/keynote address by Dr. Richard Ebeling (hat tip Bob Wenzel) [bold emphasis mine, italics original...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Quote of the Day: A Foolish Thing is a Foolish Thing

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The following quote seems profoundly relevant especially to politics and media, and has likewise noticeable influence on the financial marke...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Toxicity of Mainstream News

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Chris Mayer at the Daily Reckoning explains why we should not rely on mainstream news as source for decision making (bold emphasis mine) ...
Friday, March 09, 2012

Draghi’s Defense of ECB’s Balance Sheet Expansion: Two Wrongs Make a Right

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From the Wall Street Journal Blog One thing we all know about Mario Draghi now: he reads the papers. The European Central Bank pres...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

State Propaganda, Post Hoc Fallacies and Critical Thinking

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The North Korean government says that nature has been sympathizing with the recent loss of their leader. The Reuters reports , The p...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Ireland’s Woes Won’t Stop The Global Inflation Shindig

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``When governments try to confer an advantage to their exporters through currency depreciation, they risk a war of debasement. In such a rac...
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Is Sound Money Incompatible With Democracy?

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One of the recent feedbacks I received is the attribution that sound money can’t be compatible with democracy. The implication is that infla...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Thought Of The Day: The Keynesian Circular Thought Process

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This quote from Professor William Anderson "In the world of Keynesian economics, there really is no individual behavior that is purpos...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thought Of The Day: The Fallacy of Deficit Spending

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Here is Andrew Coyne on deficit spending : ``And even if you thought deficit spending was the answer to a problem of insufficient aggregate ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Putting The TED Spread Into Perspective

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Here is how to spook people... TED spread are rising fast, so run for the hills! Chart of the 6 month TED Spread courtesy of Bloomberg The ...