Burden of Proof - Learn how to avoid this logical fallacy - Video

Sometimes when things are uncertain, it can be tempting to jump to a conclusion to fill in the gaps. Unfortunately, this can lead us to become fixed on a specific idea and possibly deny our responsibility to provide evidence for our conclusion. In this video I show you how to explore other possibilities and recognise when you, or others, have shifted the burden of proof.

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Thanks so much to the following people whose work helped me make this video:

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Information References

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Music Credits

‘Inspirational Background’
Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay.

‘Irreducible’
Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay

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‘Space’
Video by Tomislav Jakupec from Pixabay