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Faulty logic can take many forms. Here are some: | Faulty logic can take many forms. Here are some: | ||
*Mislaced concreteness an James's ''vicious abstractionism'' seems to undermine many philosophies - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(fallacy)] | *Mislaced concreteness an James's ''vicious abstractionism'' seems to undermine many philosophies - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(fallacy)] | ||
*Generalization | *Generalization - formulation of general concepts from specific instances, often making inaccurate assessment | ||
*Omission | *Omission - omitting relevant details and therefore making for inaccuracy/confusion | ||
*Mind-reading - we cannot really know what others are thinking because situations are complex. To think otherwise is dangerous. See [http://blog.dilbert.com/2018/02/21/news-reported-facts/] | *'''Mind-reading'''- assuming that we know what others are thinking. We cannot really know what others are thinking because situations are complex. To think otherwise is dangerous. See [http://blog.dilbert.com/2018/02/21/news-reported-facts/] | ||
*Confirmation bias | *'''Confirmation bias''' - is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses | ||
*Overconfidence in evaluating ourselves | *Overconfidence in evaluating ourselves | ||
*Blind spots - things we don't know that we don't know | |||
*Apophenia - tendency to perceive connections and meaning between unrelated things | |||
*Hegemony - assuming 'that's just how things are' and nothing else can work or be changed | |||
*Non-sequitur - something that does not follow. Assuming some result when that conclusion cannot be drawn without further knowledge. | |||
Revision as of 14:19, 13 April 2018
Faulty logic can take many forms. Here are some:
- Mislaced concreteness an James's vicious abstractionism seems to undermine many philosophies - [1]
- Generalization - formulation of general concepts from specific instances, often making inaccurate assessment
- Omission - omitting relevant details and therefore making for inaccuracy/confusion
- Mind-reading- assuming that we know what others are thinking. We cannot really know what others are thinking because situations are complex. To think otherwise is dangerous. See [2]
- Confirmation bias - is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses
- Overconfidence in evaluating ourselves
- Blind spots - things we don't know that we don't know
- Apophenia - tendency to perceive connections and meaning between unrelated things
- Hegemony - assuming 'that's just how things are' and nothing else can work or be changed
- Non-sequitur - something that does not follow. Assuming some result when that conclusion cannot be drawn without further knowledge.