Fakes Frauds and Fallacies

About this episode

This episode explores the themes of fraud and fallacies in academia, addressing common perceptions and criticisms.

🎥 New #HackingAcademia episode just dropped – and it's a sensitive but hopefully somewhat cathartic one, perfect for a Friday afternoon: 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 🤯 “That guy sounds like a total fraud.” 😠 “I have no idea how they got that role – they're a disaster.” 🤔 “If they’re taking advice from her, they’re in real trouble.” We’ve probably all heard variations of these. Maybe even said them on occasion. My intent in today's video is to unpack the key issues and concepts that arise i...

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Topics covered

• fraud
• academic integrity
• criticism
• perception
• identity

Keywords

• fraud
• fallacies
• academia
• criticism
• perception

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