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Bad arguments

Although yesterday’s debate on evolution vs. creation between Bill Nye and Kenneth Ham did not include many fireworks, it was worth watching.

Kenneth Ham did resort to a variety of rhetorical tricks to make his points. The illustrated book of bad arguments is absolutely worth a read. So which bad arguments did Ham use to defend creationism? Two frequent appearances in Ham’s presentation were equivocation and false dilemma. See for yourself.

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Joe Alcock

Emergency Physician, Educator, Researcher, interested in the microbiome, evolution, and medicine

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