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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt?

Elizabeth Cox · TED

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It's 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are influencing government policy. He makes his first accusation without providing any legitimate evidence, yet the senate committee still schedules a hearing. Can you spot the problem with this hearing? Elizabeth Cox explores the burden of proof fallacy. [Directed by Pazit Cahlon and Hector Herrera, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Massassauga].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Elizabeth Cox
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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