Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt?
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Elizabeth Cox |
TED-Ed
• October 2020
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].