Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox

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  • @williamtheconqueror7807
    @williamtheconqueror7807 4 года назад +6614

    You brought him back!! Yes, I loved this character.

    • @ayomidebabajide
      @ayomidebabajide 4 года назад +66

      So happy this character is back.

    • @fionaredfern7519
      @fionaredfern7519 4 года назад +129

      I agree. The demon of reason is a really cool character in my opinion! I just love how he decides to magically take the clothes of the person who is incorrect as well. That’s funny.

    • @jonahdowdy3029
      @jonahdowdy3029 4 года назад +10

      Me too!

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +15

      This dude is epic

    • @gilles_marcos
      @gilles_marcos 4 года назад +7

      Yep!

  • @storm9149
    @storm9149 3 года назад +1730

    "If the government can't be a voice of reason then I'll have to." he must step in a lot

    • @jabber7604
      @jabber7604 3 года назад +7

      There was no noise; he just died!

    • @pegmay7209
      @pegmay7209 2 года назад +47

      If only we had this demon in real life…

    • @hansduran9462
      @hansduran9462 2 года назад +8

      @@pegmay7209 Yes.

    • @achillesbriseisp.dalisay1762
      @achillesbriseisp.dalisay1762 2 года назад +22

      at this point he must be running a marathon lol

    • @idontknoq4813
      @idontknoq4813 2 года назад +13

      We have so few episodes of him because he rarely has time to grab a camera.

  • @therappingdog7291
    @therappingdog7291 4 года назад +633

    bro we need this to be a series like the riddles I love this guy, I found his one on the doctor and bedside fever and I loved it and I saw this morning that you posted a new one and I was so happy!

  • @ZHBG-ll7fy
    @ZHBG-ll7fy 4 года назад +3765

    I, for one, will be voting for the Demon of Reason as the President, Prime Minister, Emperor, Chief Executive, Premier, Chancellor, and Sultan in as many elections as possible.

    • @ShadwSonic
      @ShadwSonic 4 года назад +37

      Except his example at 2:45 fell into the very fallacy he's warning against. Gotta be careful to separate "proven facts" from "personal worldview" you know!

    • @coleabrahams9331
      @coleabrahams9331 4 года назад +30

      @Baba Yaga I think what he’s trying to say is that he doesn’t believe in Global Warming

    • @sp4c1ng_0ut8
      @sp4c1ng_0ut8 3 года назад +101

      @@ShadwSonic so are you saying that global warming is fake? Cause statistics isn't worldview. Its data.

    • @ShadwSonic
      @ShadwSonic 3 года назад +17

      @@sp4c1ng_0ut8 As Benjamin Franklin said, there's three types of lies: lies, damn lies, and _statistics._
      See, while statistics may just be data presented a certain way, that presentation can easily alter the apparent meaning. The sample size may be misleading (intentionally or otherwise), the events or data being compared may have nothing to do with each other, the assumptions taken to generate the data may be faulty, etc. _That_ is why you can't just blindly trust statistics, especially since the worldview of "evolution" is a _significant_ assumption in that regard, one that many have shown to be highly problematic to say the least.

    • @sp4c1ng_0ut8
      @sp4c1ng_0ut8 3 года назад +76

      @@ShadwSonic ok, im aware of how data can be misrepresented. And you somehow managed to completely miss the original quoted person: Benjamin *Disraeli* . Anyway, just say you dont believe in science and move on. Im gonna take a page out of his book and ask this: Evidence climate change is misrepresented, and evidence that evolution is wrong

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 4 года назад +5788

    Among Us players: It’s Red. He sus ngl.
    Demon of Reason: _That’s an argument out of ignorance._

    • @GRBtutorials
      @GRBtutorials 4 года назад +217

      Well TBF in Among Us there’s usually not enough time or evidence to use reason.

    • @paleoph6168
      @paleoph6168 4 года назад +349

      *Demon of Reason randomly appears in the middle of the emergency meeting, wears the accuser's astronout suit with a snap of his fingers, and proceeds to school everyone playing the game.

    • @lucaschiang3130
      @lucaschiang3130 4 года назад +52

      @@paleoph6168 agreed

    • @heyhey97777
      @heyhey97777 4 года назад +47

      @@paleoph6168 This is perfect.

    • @heyhey97777
      @heyhey97777 4 года назад +101

      @@paleoph6168 Unfortunately, they won't understand what he is saying and try to vote him out and be baffled that he is not a part of the crew.

  • @willo90li
    @willo90li 4 года назад +2540

    The Demon of Reason has single-handily called out every Flat-Earther in this single phrase at 2:54

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 4 года назад +3013

    Alternative Title:
    *Demon of Reason roasts Joseph McCarthy*

    • @ZephLodwick
      @ZephLodwick 4 года назад +127

      Alternative alternative title: Joseph McCarthy DESTROYED with FACTS and LOGIC

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +37

      @@ZephLodwick alternative alternative alternative title: DR destroys Mcarthy with ease

    • @bobalinx8762
      @bobalinx8762 4 года назад +17

      @@ZephLodwick *This time, with ACTUAL facts and logic.

    • @laurahenry7728
      @laurahenry7728 3 года назад +2

      Better title

    • @ddrummond9044
      @ddrummond9044 3 года назад +1

      do i hear a fier alarm

  • @Eyed_TopHat
    @Eyed_TopHat 4 года назад +448

    When we needed him most, he returned.

  • @R2Cv1
    @R2Cv1 4 года назад +574

    "Ah, feeling smart, are we?"
    The condescension...

    • @lynxaway
      @lynxaway 4 года назад +31

      Ted-Ed knows its audience lmao

    • @srikai.v.6874
      @srikai.v.6874 3 года назад +6

      IKR 😂😂😂 savageee

    • @Karmanya779
      @Karmanya779 2 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @smorcrux426
    @smorcrux426 4 года назад +196

    honestly the demon of reason is probably the best character ted-ed have ever made. Kudos to whoever thought of him!

  • @iyeriyer548
    @iyeriyer548 4 года назад +378

    Along with the animation and topics, I also love Ted's habit of putting quotes at the start; and that too, good and meaningful ones!

  • @anujarora0
    @anujarora0 4 года назад +216

    "Crazy people don't know they're crazy. But I know I'm crazy therefore I'm not crazy. Isn't that crazy?"

    • @soniadsilva0505
      @soniadsilva0505 4 года назад +29

      There's one assumption here that crazy people don't know they are crazy
      Crazy people can know they are crazy and still be crazy

    • @brirzet
      @brirzet 4 года назад +8

      @@soniadsilva0505 isn't that crazy?

    • @好吧-h6k
      @好吧-h6k 3 года назад +1

      @@soniadsilva0505 Dark empaths

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 3 года назад +8

      @@soniadsilva0505 Yes but then they are less crazy than the ones who don't know they are crazy. The ones who know they are crazy can also be crazy smart.

    • @MostlyJustWhipGaming
      @MostlyJustWhipGaming 3 года назад

      Damn that's crazy

  • @NapperNeru
    @NapperNeru 4 года назад +1313

    When I saw this I literally screamed: "YES IT'S MISTER DRAGON!!"
    Edit: I know the guy's a demon of reason but he looked like a dragon to me so that's what I screamed out of excitement.

  • @aaryaozarde9071
    @aaryaozarde9071 3 года назад +30

    I absolutely ADORE this character. His voice, mannerisms, personality- brilliant. Whoever created him deserves an award.

  • @braden142
    @braden142 4 года назад +387

    The boi! He back!

  • @destroyerofworlds4663
    @destroyerofworlds4663 4 года назад +159

    Demon of Reason: "You're falling victim to an *Argument from Ignorance* ; assuming something is true because it hasn't been proven false."
    Flat-Earthers in *HALF* a nutshell

    • @vishalthkr
      @vishalthkr 4 года назад +30

      Well their idea is proven false million of times, so I guess that makes it worse 😒

    • @JayVBear45
      @JayVBear45 4 года назад +1

      I see what you did there! Cheeky, clever demon lover you! 😈😈😈👍

    • @Luixxxd1
      @Luixxxd1 2 года назад +1

      flat earthers got it wrong, it's not the planet that's flat, it's the universe that is a flat

    • @destroyerofworlds4663
      @destroyerofworlds4663 2 года назад

      @@Luixxxd1 I don't think anyone knows what the universe is shaped like, sooo...

    • @Luixxxd1
      @Luixxxd1 2 года назад

      @@destroyerofworlds4663 we do tho (? ruclips.net/video/iwDK18bcUz4/видео.html
      I mean, granted, as far as observation goes, the universse seems either flat or a geometric supershape

  • @TristanSamuel
    @TristanSamuel 4 года назад +316

    So they DID make this a series! The conspiracies were true!

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +7

      It’s all coming true

    • @harsh3624
      @harsh3624 4 года назад +7

      I predict there will be another episode of this series.

    • @rycegabrielmajor9847
      @rycegabrielmajor9847 4 года назад +10

      a conspiracy? where is your goddamn evidence

  • @zhouyiwei112
    @zhouyiwei112 4 года назад +37

    1:16 "If the government won't be a voice of reason, I'll have to."
    We need this guy irl, and in a lot of governments too...

  • @eridanampora3024
    @eridanampora3024 4 года назад +615

    Ted ed: "can you outsmart-"
    Me:" *NO* "

    • @calebmurray4438
      @calebmurray4438 4 года назад +21

      No no, these two were actually easy which is why I like Mr. Demon man
      You know, besides being a demon

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 4 года назад +1

      @@calebmurray4438 yeah that’s true

    • @EchoL0C0
      @EchoL0C0 4 года назад +8

      To be fair, you aren't the sharpest tool in the shed, Eridan.

    • @alex2005z
      @alex2005z 4 года назад +4

      Was there even a riddle?

    • @eliteal2188
      @eliteal2188 4 года назад +5

      oh hey there homestuck

  • @booleah6357
    @booleah6357 2 года назад +26

    This is the fallacy that grates on me the most because it seems like so many people around me fall for it. Not that I'm immune to it but I just have caught it so many times that it's become obnoxious.

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 4 года назад +415

    "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence: that which can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence."
    - Sagan+Hitchens

    • @saneenmohammed1004
      @saneenmohammed1004 4 года назад +6

      just love them

    • @pmathewizard
      @pmathewizard 4 года назад +3

      Red sus:
      Rest of players: *votes red*
      .    。    •   ゚  。   .
         .      .     。   。 .  
      .   。      ඞ 。 .    •     •
        ゚   Red was An Impostor.  。 .
        '    0 Impostor remains     。
        ゚   .   . ,    .  .

    • @Danicker
      @Danicker 4 года назад +7

      Yes that's a nice sentiment but the problem is: what is considered extraordinary? How do you decide whether a claim is plausible or implausible?

    • @saneenmohammed1004
      @saneenmohammed1004 4 года назад +7

      @@Danicker the amount of lack of proofs ?
      or the intensity of leap of faith required for it

    • @Danicker
      @Danicker 4 года назад +7

      @@saneenmohammed1004 yea I get that, but isn't that kind of circular? You're kind of saying that a claim with the least evidence requires to most new evidence to bring it level with competing claims. Which just kind of seems true by definition. And your second point can't really be judged in any objective way. What is a leap of faith to one person will be obvious to another, and what is obvious to one person will be a leap of faith to another

  • @XOPOIIIO
    @XOPOIIIO 4 года назад +260

    "When somebody makes a claim that contradicts estableshed concensus"
    What if the estableshed consensus wasn't proven in the first place? If you rely on the consensus that've never been proven, that's called "status quo bias".

    • @chloejones6240
      @chloejones6240 4 года назад +129

      you still would need to bring forth evidence to challenge the consensus if you want to convince anyone. But that is a good point.

    • @brothapipp
      @brothapipp 4 года назад +1

      bangarang!

    • @kaiseremotion854
      @kaiseremotion854 4 года назад +49

      The status quo can be challenged when you have evidence the status quo is false.

    • @XOPOIIIO
      @XOPOIIIO 4 года назад +27

      @@chloejones6240 Evidences are not supposed to convince anybody. If I want to convince people, I would use propaganda and fake news instead.

    • @dannyhoberman5384
      @dannyhoberman5384 4 года назад +74

      If the consensus wasn't proven in the first place then you can't really call it "established" can you?
      Status quo bias refers to the usual understanding of people on a particular topic and then when they're told to think otherwise, they resist.
      On the other hand, when we say "established consensus" we are more accurately talking about a notion that has been formed on the basis of data that was actually there and was visible to both parties in conflict. Usually, this refers to something which has been proven officially(like global warming) or something which is so prominent in people's opinion that it's almost obvious(like Dorothy Kenyan's anti-communist views)

  • @coffeebean2
    @coffeebean2 4 года назад +236

    The legend is back

  • @godbearxd
    @godbearxd 4 года назад +105

    I encounter a lot of this online. Especially with everything going on right now.

    • @bard539
      @bard539 4 года назад

      *recently.

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 4 года назад +15

      Right? Right-wing trolls thrive on forgoing their burden of truth

    • @qus.9617
      @qus.9617 4 года назад +6

      @@firstname405 then they accuse you of being unpatriotic. It really is going for emotional score points

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 4 года назад +6

      @@qus.9617 conservative snowflakes are the real virture-signallers

    • @fulcrum2951
      @fulcrum2951 4 года назад +6

      @@firstname405 "facts over feelings" as the typical of them always say

  • @pietrosmusi6348
    @pietrosmusi6348 4 года назад +257

    Finally,
    I personally like the demon of reason.
    Thank you Ted ed, I really enjoy your content

  • @Lord_Sunday
    @Lord_Sunday 3 года назад +32

    Flat Earther: “you can’t prove the earth is round!”
    Me: “I have numerous times, but not once have you tried to prove it is flat.”

    • @Silverswitch1
      @Silverswitch1 3 года назад +10

      They have tried but everything they tried has been proved to be false.

    • @blukmage19typeR
      @blukmage19typeR 2 месяца назад

      If they say [that the Earth is flat], they can't be more wrong.

  • @paintwithtihani9926
    @paintwithtihani9926 4 года назад +278

    “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidences” - Carl Sagan

    • @pmathewizard
      @pmathewizard 4 года назад +2

      Red sus:
      .    。    •   ゚  。   .
         .      .     。   。 .  
      .   。      ඞ 。 .    •     •
        ゚   Red was An Impostor.  。 .
        '    0 Impostor remains     。
        ゚   .   . ,    .  .

    • @isforshooting
      @isforshooting 4 года назад +6

      “Extraordinary” is a relative term and is best defined with relative perspective in mind.

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- 4 года назад

      My point exactly

    • @pony9244
      @pony9244 4 года назад +1

      @@isforshooting what she said

    • @angelic8632002
      @angelic8632002 4 года назад +4

      Sounds good, but is nonsense when you look closely enough.
      The right evidence is enough. Extraordinary is a subjective term and not logic.

  • @atikinvokamre3356
    @atikinvokamre3356 4 года назад +34

    This whole story with the burden of proof reminds me that much on Russia's famous movie director and pro-governmental political activist Nikita Mikhalkov who once said "I don't have to supply proof if I tell you something. You have to supply proof if you want to refute what I'm telling" - and he is respected by so many people...

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 2 года назад +4

      You also don't have to believe what someone tells you. They are under NO obligation to prove whatever they claim to you as well. Anymore than you are under any obligation to refute it. Neither has to do anything just because someone state's something doesn't imply they have to prove it. No different than asking a question and therefore implying you expect an answer or response. Just because you inquire doesn't necessarily mean you'll receive an answer.

    • @annasolovyeva1013
      @annasolovyeva1013 Год назад

      He's literally a movie director.
      He's respected for his FICTION movies. If Americans may film movies about Captain America - why Russians can't make any pro-Russian fiction? Captain America sure does not exist.

  • @Vestajik
    @Vestajik 4 года назад +219

    Why does discord from my little pony having to fix the American judicial system

    • @mrmimeisfunny
      @mrmimeisfunny 4 года назад +38

      You need a being of chaos to deal with the chaos.

    • @BladeTheGabite
      @BladeTheGabite 4 года назад +2

      @everyone since its discord

    • @annettesnyder3451
      @annettesnyder3451 4 года назад +3

      Alternative Title:
      Demon of Reason roasts Joseph McCarthy

    • @benkutenets2391
      @benkutenets2391 4 года назад +1

      The judicial system wasn't really broken in this case, they just weren't using it properly, and he even mentioned that in the video. 3:11

    • @funveeable
      @funveeable 3 года назад +1

      @@benkutenets2391 exactly. We have laws in place that dictate due process but laws are meaningless if the judges do not follow them on their ruling.

  • @Mjumiman
    @Mjumiman 4 года назад +23

    I'm so hyped that the Demon of Reason is a recurring character! Really enjoying this format and its content. I always learn a bit more with each one.

  • @Rey_3293
    @Rey_3293 4 года назад +56

    Everyone always praises animation, Damm this demon got a great voice

  • @fancystreams3434
    @fancystreams3434 4 года назад +76

    We need more Demon of Reason.
    Why?
    What do you think?
    It’s obvious that he seems to be the only one who does his research and thinks outside and even ahead of the box. Not to mention he is a character that I enjoy to listen to and learn about many things in the process. That should be all that I need to say to support my opinion.

    • @thehiddenninja3428
      @thehiddenninja3428 4 года назад +5

      I love that you wrote this in his style.
      I imagined this text in his voice

    • @truthboom
      @truthboom 4 года назад +4

      If the demon of reason is the reason of a single person, there's bound to be some flaw as human aren't perfect

    • @dish7877
      @dish7877 2 года назад +5

      You must remember, he has a lot of hindsight

  • @Roll587
    @Roll587 4 года назад +22

    The number of people who make outlandish claims and then say the person they are talking *to* is responsible for providing evidence is INSANE.

    • @Shrooms-gud4ya
      @Shrooms-gud4ya 2 года назад +3

      ...and yet here we are, living in a world where most of the population simply accepts that there is a higher power in the universe (insert whatever god people worship) and that there is an afterlife of sorts, simply because nobody can disprove that.

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 2 года назад +1

      Neither is responsible for providing evidence that's just your opinion. Perception as such is subjective, Neither can provide evidence, or both can. Nobody is under any obligation to so much as reply to one another unless they so choose to. The burden of proof falls to whomever wants to elaborate by conscious choice. Or no relevant party at all if nobody decides to.

    • @Roll587
      @Roll587 2 года назад +4

      @@user-gz4ve8mw9l Who said anything about opinion?
      And even if this were a discussion of opinions, facts and legitimate argumentation still matter. Your take is objectively wrong.

  • @liminal7738
    @liminal7738 4 года назад +20

    I am extremely glad the well dressed logic demon is now a recurring character

  • @revmedia8108
    @revmedia8108 4 года назад +84

    Yep. I’m way too high for this title.
    Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!

  • @megaagentj2248
    @megaagentj2248 4 года назад +7

    3:24 you can see the previous episode’s footage flashing by

  • @Aftabgardan
    @Aftabgardan 4 года назад +7

    It's really nice to see the "Demon of Reason" again! I love this topic and this character!
    I am very hopeful to see more about this.

  • @BrentsCardsAndCoins
    @BrentsCardsAndCoins 3 года назад +2

    You typically can't prove a negative, yet people still make claims and expect others to prove them wrong. I see it all the time. And the response of "go look it up yourself" tells me they don't have proof, but won't admit it.

    • @Shuyin781
      @Shuyin781 3 года назад +3

      Ikr.
      Nowadays, you can replace the template comment "there's a ton of proof! Stop being lazy and Google it" by "I have 0 proof for my claim. Can you do my homework and find some for me please?"

  • @enigma194
    @enigma194 4 года назад +24

    Should be a key lesson for all American politicians, left, right , red, blue doesn't matter.

    • @KuK137
      @KuK137 4 года назад +3

      Wrong, 95% of idiots, flat earthers, trickle downers, anti-vaxxers, climate and covid deniers are found on the right. Left wingers do actually believe in science and educate themselves...

    • @axldave9940
      @axldave9940 3 года назад +1

      @@KuK137
      Is that why the left can't even figure out what men and women are? 🤭

  • @aidenhanson884
    @aidenhanson884 4 года назад +14

    Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a recurring character. Hope to see more!

  • @hello-sj8cf
    @hello-sj8cf 4 года назад +5

    Y E S! Our demon of reason is back!! I do hope this becomes a full series, I love watching him it's really cool!

  • @vaibhavjain3234
    @vaibhavjain3234 3 года назад +4

    3:59 That was Bang on. Summarized whole video

  • @Scarletpooky
    @Scarletpooky 4 года назад +5

    I hope they do many more of these, we are plagued by so many fallacies that are holding back the spread of knowledge and understanding.

  • @Universal_999truth
    @Universal_999truth 4 года назад +3

    Love it 😊 Burden of truth with or without proof is still a burden to congressional leaders.

  • @beastslayer9691
    @beastslayer9691 4 года назад +44

    Ted Ed always impress me with this animation. ❤️

  • @TheMedicatedArtist
    @TheMedicatedArtist 4 года назад +4

    2:34 was when my browser crashed, so I just want to send a quick hello to my FBI agent

  • @artemis477
    @artemis477 Год назад +3

    This is the basis of “innocent until proven guilty” of course. However, what we seem to find is, online in particular, people assume “guilty until proven innocent”, which is a ridiculous notion to have

    • @lizardguyNA
      @lizardguyNA Год назад

      Sadly it's worse than that. These days it's "Guilty until showed up dead". Seriously, people will find you did a thing they don't agree with and send a lynch mob after you for years on end demanding your suicide, doing everything they can to convince people that you should commit suicide.

  • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
    @Inkyminkyzizwoz 3 года назад +2

    This sort of thing often happens on Facebook. Someone says something, you ask them for proof, they tell you to 'just Google it'

    • @Shuyin781
      @Shuyin781 3 года назад +2

      On any social media, really.
      Which is a telltale sign that the person has 0 proof for their claim.

  • @FABIOh1976
    @FABIOh1976 2 года назад +3

    "The Burden of Proof lies with the person making the claim."
    When someone tell you they believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, teach them about the Burden of Proof

    • @lizardguyNA
      @lizardguyNA 2 года назад

      Then tell us about how we know your god exists.

    • @lolololgii754
      @lolololgii754 2 года назад

      @@lizardguyNA it doesn't. The concept of "God" is just a mere notion that describe a poweful entitiy. This idea will just create an endless argument and conflict of who's God on different culture is real. Because the concept of God was made to cover any unexplanable events happened during antiquity period. The idea of God is a reflection on how society interacts with their environment that is why different cultures have different types of their own God because of the experssion of their supernatual entity is limitless.

  • @shreyanshdubey2804
    @shreyanshdubey2804 4 года назад +3

    His intellect with an undertone humour is what makes me watch it. Everytime.

  • @profearoum
    @profearoum 2 года назад +3

    This is so relevant today in 2022

  • @joepiazza3756
    @joepiazza3756 3 года назад +2

    Every one is doing the salute inclusing McCarthy.

  • @maddy3852
    @maddy3852 3 года назад +4

    Man I wish there was more of this guy

  • @brain2728
    @brain2728 4 года назад

    "If you disagree ,it becames your responsibility to prove otherwise"
    Thank you ,I will use this quote through-out my life.

    • @qus.9617
      @qus.9617 4 года назад +2

      Doesn't work unless the person is honest. They will just begin attacking your character, distract, goalpost, straw man. You name it. Gotten so bad that politicians make sure they book themselves in to a media organisation that essentially are cheerleaders of their party

  • @isabelladebrisac3055
    @isabelladebrisac3055 3 года назад +2

    Please don’t stop this series, ever

  • @JoaoSoares-rs6ec
    @JoaoSoares-rs6ec 4 года назад +1

    The issue here is that in the time of internet and social media the truth, the facts, the proof, is irrelevant compared to one's opinion and that is a dangerous thing.

  • @nerdgator1379
    @nerdgator1379 4 года назад +5

    I LOVE THIS SERIES!
    Also, I love the reference to “Russell’s Floating Teapot”.

  • @thecatcuber2878
    @thecatcuber2878 4 года назад +4

    I love this form of narration. POLL TO DO IT OFTEN!!!

  • @hoxinyan2746
    @hoxinyan2746 3 года назад +3

    The burden of proof, my favourite! It happens so often in real life, and useful to know

  • @quijequije
    @quijequije 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love how in 2:48
    He's just spoiling the future 💀

  • @katgor42
    @katgor42 4 года назад +7

    So happy to see the demon of reason again, I hope there are gonna be more videos with him.

  • @saanvimurali054
    @saanvimurali054 3 года назад +1

    The quote you displayed in the beginning - the dialogue by Hermione Granger was said in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She said it when Harry said that he felt the Hallows existed (if I am right)

  • @bazookallamaproductions5280
    @bazookallamaproductions5280 4 года назад +3

    keep doing this series. people need to know this.

  • @Koenig_41
    @Koenig_41 4 года назад +2

    Literally got excited when I saw the character again on the thumbnail

  • @malup1117
    @malup1117 3 года назад +3

    isn't this the idea behind ''innocent until proven guilty'

  • @uknownada
    @uknownada 3 года назад +2

    I like how Dorothy Kenyon smiles when the Demon of Reason shows up. Maybe she's heard about his squabble with Meigs.

  • @JadeyCatgirl99
    @JadeyCatgirl99 2 года назад +4

    3:05 actually, if we could get the Senate to agree on Climate Change a few decades in advance, we would be a in a much better position now.

  • @crazyrocket2900
    @crazyrocket2900 9 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite parts of these stories that I don't think many people catch onto is that these stories are constantly reassuring us that the past is always worse than the present. The main way that the demon of reason concludes these episodes is by bringing us further in time when humans eventually figured this out for ourselves.
    A lot of people say that they want the demon of reason to exist in real life but eventually we do figure things out and very importantly, we have figured a lot of things out.
    It's just a nice, hopeful thing to reassure ourselves with as everything appears to take a further nose dive downwards: the past is always worse.

  • @Yannis1a
    @Yannis1a 4 года назад +11

    0:21 Why does China has the Imperial Japanese Army's War Flag behind Mao

  • @steampunkastronaut7081
    @steampunkastronaut7081 4 года назад

    I saw the Correlation ≠ Causation video just yesterday! AND THE DAY LATER THEY UPLOAD A NEW VIDEO OF THE SAME GUY. Thank you Ted.

  • @sweetsunia
    @sweetsunia 4 года назад +3

    I need more of this guy.

  • @xflipsyx9878
    @xflipsyx9878 3 года назад +1

    I love how the Demon of Reason just casually exposes and roasts them all with pure logic... like dang

  • @storm6245
    @storm6245 4 года назад +12

    YES! HE'S BACK. *THE DEMON OF REASON IS BACK!* I love this character.

  • @TheUndeadslayer221
    @TheUndeadslayer221 2 года назад +2

    Probably the most important fallacy to know how to counter.

  • @TristanSamuel
    @TristanSamuel 4 года назад +24

    1:22 Ah yes, the best part.

  • @reetjaiswal3950
    @reetjaiswal3950 2 года назад +2

    Unfortunately, a lot of times if the person making the claim is loud and persistent enough, the damage has been done without the need for proof.

  • @shubhajoshi9505
    @shubhajoshi9505 4 года назад +3

    I just love this series so much!!!:):) Keep going Ted!!
    Ps: Absolutely!! Love the narrators voice

  • @Rwscienceguy
    @Rwscienceguy 3 года назад

    at 3:23, when he turns the tv back on, it shows the doctor from the first episode, the scene was reused and they failed to edit those frames out.

  • @maralucy4586
    @maralucy4586 4 года назад +5

    I love the style of these fallacy vids! keep making TED

  • @indian_coaster_enthusiast
    @indian_coaster_enthusiast 7 месяцев назад +1

    "Guilty until proven innocent."
    It's enough to send good people to jail.

  • @SenhorAlien
    @SenhorAlien 3 года назад +7

    "You'll see what I mean soon enough."
    Five months later, we finally see what he meant.

  • @valemontgomery9401
    @valemontgomery9401 3 года назад +1

    I think all of Twitter needs to see this video

  • @nerdonium6
    @nerdonium6 4 года назад +5

    They made me a notification I couldn’t refuse❤️

  • @Hickorypaws
    @Hickorypaws Год назад +1

    watching these while making ramen in the dark with a phone flashlight and two of my cats

  • @Oktopoosay
    @Oktopoosay 4 года назад +25

    ,,And China''
    Shows the japanise imperial flag behind Mao
    Chinism intensifies

    • @kevwjin
      @kevwjin 4 года назад +2

      0:19

    • @kevwjin
      @kevwjin 4 года назад

      it may be because some Chinese propaganda posters have the imperial flag design on them: chineseposters.net/posters/e13-549

    • @uknownada
      @uknownada 4 года назад

      @@kevwjin I wonder if that's just a coincidence, because it doesn't really resemble the flag exactly in that poster. I totally believe that whoever animated this used that poster for reference though, and got a little mixed up.

  • @tommyliao5508
    @tommyliao5508 4 года назад +2

    YES! They included the quote from Hermione Granger at the beginning of the video. Takes me back to my childhood...

  • @raw238
    @raw238 4 года назад +5

    Me: The Earth isn't Flat
    Flat Earthers: Are you blind? Here's my flat brain too
    Me: Huh..... If only showing proof is actual proof.

  • @DogsandPennies
    @DogsandPennies 2 года назад

    2:22 “The burden of proof lies with the person making the claim.” Very nice!

  • @godsgamer7494
    @godsgamer7494 3 года назад +5

    3:47 bruh captain underpants cameo

  • @TheyCallMeNewb
    @TheyCallMeNewb 4 года назад

    This is a sterling series. It doesn't antagonize those of unfortunate and inaccurate opinion, but merely introduces an easily digestible, fundamental rule, that without trigger or unnecessary bombast, reveals itself as antithetical to that opinion. Carry on!

  • @nii_t
    @nii_t 4 года назад +4

    Aight, taking this challenge today, gonna try it. Will edit in whether I solved it or not.
    Edit: Wasn't even a challenge and I *still* failed.

  • @thatfabana07
    @thatfabana07 4 года назад +1

    Everyone :- Amazing episode and thanks for bringing this character back
    Me :- How do they get so much high profile quotes everytime

  • @senseiinred577
    @senseiinred577 3 года назад +3

    Really, i'd love to see more of this. If there's one demon that i love, it has to be this guy.

  • @suyashbhosale
    @suyashbhosale 4 года назад +1

    who wants this to be made into a series
    cause we love this guy :)

    • @MathNerd1729
      @MathNerd1729 4 года назад

      I'm pretty sure most people in the comments (including myself) do

  • @Marshemillow
    @Marshemillow 4 года назад +4

    Here's my rule of thumb: If Kent Hovind would consider it brainwashing, then it's a good video.

  • @PROMANIAC13
    @PROMANIAC13 4 года назад +1

    Hearing logic is like jazz to my ears

  • @LucAnderssen
    @LucAnderssen 4 года назад +17

    "You can make a religion out of this"
    🙃🙃🙃🍺🍺🍺🍺🙃🙃🙃

    • @truthboom
      @truthboom 4 года назад

      I believe in this religion but imo we need a better version of it

  • @i_am_irxnman
    @i_am_irxnman Год назад

    The music when he meets Mccarthy is the main reason why this is my favorite episode.

  • @chandraguptamaurya5152
    @chandraguptamaurya5152 4 года назад +3

    The demon of reason! The one demon whom I am in love with😂😂😂

  • @sturgeon2888
    @sturgeon2888 2 года назад +1

    This is also known Hitchen's Razor.
    What is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.