Monty Python Witch Trial: Validity, Soundness, and the Fallacy of the Undistributed Middle | Blog of the APA

Dark Humor on Instagram: "😭😭 Monty Python and the Holy Grail features a scene where a group of villagers attempts to prove a woman is a witch by using flawed, pseudo-scientific logic. They argue that because witches burn like wood, and wood floats like a duck, then if the woman weighs the same as a duck, she must be made of wood and therefore be a witch. After being placed on a giant scale against a waterfowl, she tips the balance, leading the mob to erupt in cheers as they prepare to burn her