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Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or “strong” claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability.
This book / online course is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book.
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I'm guessing you're referring to someone who says "source?" for just about everything, even that which is considered "obvious". My first thought is logic chopping but that seems to refer more to making trivial objections to a proposition in order to distract from its main point. I get the impression, then, that rather than any specific fallacy, it's just a person being pedantic.
Using general terms is not always bad - it depends on what the person meant. Maybe they were making a comment about 'world peace', for example. When fallacious, this would be considered the ambiguity fallacy. |
| answered on Saturday, Jul 23, 2022 06:09:14 AM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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