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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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In the first example, it looks like person 1 is avoiding the argument. Instead of addressing the point about how it depends on one's goals, they simply say "just admit you're wasting time." This is also bulverism (assuming they're wrong, and then trying to explain it by saying they're 'rationalising'). In the second, the person simply tosses out the phrase "cognitive dissonance" with no explanation (though they imply that either person 2 or said meat eaters have it). It sounds more like ipse dixit than a fallacy at that point, unless person 1 develops their point further. In example 3, the person makes an unsupported generalisation, then accuses person 2 of rationalising if they believe otherwise. This is a red herring (changing the topic from the claim being made to person 2's thought process), and bulverism too - once again, assuming they're wrong, and then suggesting they're engaging in some kind of mental gymnastics to that effect. |
answered on Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021 04:45:04 AM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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