A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

[borisp]

In another thread, Pair The Board suggested that there be a FAQ that warns newcomers about potential Sklansky fallacies. (Think of these as Sklansky anti-dollars.) Hence, I figured I would start a thread that aims to collect specific examples in one place, if only for reference. I'll start with my favorite...

Problem: Prove that there is no perfect probability machine.

Sklansky: Ok, suppose for contradiction that there was such a machine...wait, I can trick it, cuz I'm David Sklansky, and I'm smarter than a perfect probability machine! Contradiction!

He really did say this

Any other goodies? Remember, this is a public service we're doing here. Ultimately, the goal is to illustrate the danger of accepting an argument from authority, without fully understanding it.