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Catherine McDonald is a Melbourne VIC based Philosopher and teacher. Included are publications, articles, podcasts, and resources for teachers and students.

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Public Reasoning

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that much public discourse is based upon fallacious reasoning. On this page I have collected a number of responses to debates in the public domain that exhibit particularly poor examples of reasoning.

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Catherine McDonald, philosopher and teacher based in Melbourne Australia.

I’m Catherine McDonald. I am a Philosopher based in Melbourne, Australia. Here you will find a wide and varied range of items relating to philosophy. This includes philosophical resources for teachers and students. From time to time I publish articles, podcasts and other resources here.

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