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Abductive reasoningIs abductive reasoning fallacious? Why or why not? And how do you use it properly? |
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Is the sentence construction logical? Cleanliness is not doing the chores.The original sentence was "Sanctification is not obeying the law." I replace the sentence to "Cleanliness is not doing the chores." to treat it non-theological discussion if possible. I understand there are parameters of definition, connotation and ... |
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Missing The PointWhat is "Missing The Point" called in Dr. Bo's book? Is it in the book? (this was one of Aristotle's 13 Fallacies). There appears to be two variations: (1) where someone makes an argument, gives premises for their conclusion, bu... |
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Meaning?Just wanted to ask a simple question, is the fallacy hypnotic bait and switch called the way it is because it is trying to bait someone by asking them immensely uncontroversial questions that lead to a, "switch" meaning it comes to a randomly irre... |
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Question About Examples of Extended AnalogyThe book gives this Logical Form for Extended Analogy: "A is like B in some way. C is like B in a different way. Therefore, A is like C." I don't see how the two examples given in the book follow that pattern. What are A,B & ... |
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What Cognitive Bias Is This: Believing Something Because It Fits One's NarrativeMerriam-Webster defines Narrative as" a way of presenting or understanding a situation or series of events that reflects and promotes a particular point of view or set of values." People are often so convinced of their point of view that they belie... |
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What is the reason for taking your position on Abortion?My father and I were in conversation, when it turned to the dark side for a few minutes. "Why are you willing to side-step choice and force a woman to carry the child to term?" (me) "You know, a million fetuses are aborted annually. And if the wer... |
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Different Interpretation of "Ad Hominem - Circumstantial"I notice Irving Copi’s famous book on logic takes a different take on “Ad Hominem-Circumstantial” than almost all other authors including Dr. Bo. In Copi’s version, an "Ad Hominem Circumstantial" is an argument w... |
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Which fallacy is this?Person 1: Jan 6th was not an insurrection. Person 2: The expert body at the CDP with the Cline Center that was set up to determine what qualifies for coups and insurrections around the globe classified Jan 6th as an attempted dissident coup. ... |
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More examples of a Weak and extended analogy please?Hey Can you please clarify the difference between a weak analogy and the extended analogy I genuinely don't understand the difference. Like not only explain it but a few examples I would highly appreciate it. Anyone is free to try help ... |