Argument From Anecdote
Critical Thinking
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An argument from anecdote is at once one of the weakest arguments you can use as well as being one of the most powerfully persuasive arguments, which sounds like a contradiction. But the fact is our logical minds and emotional minds have different ways of working, and we need to be aware of basing our general beliefs on just one story, as this video illustrates.
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