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5 days ago · 5. Appeal to authority. This pernicious argument holds that someone's credentials, fame or reputation alone prove that they must be right. If people perceive someone as an authority, they have an ...
2 days ago · A: Logical fallacies use faulty reasoning to make it seem like a claim or argument is true when it’s actually invalid and not supported by evidence. TL: DR; Being aware of logical fallacies can help us be more savvy when it comes to evaluating (and making) claims and arguments.
3 days ago · Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, [a] or congeniality bias [2]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. [3] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or ...
16 hours ago · The following is an attempt to catalog some of the more common fallacies I’ve seen: Greedflation Fallacy. Fallacy: Inflation is caused by corporate greed. Reality: A corporation’s greed is constant, and the main drivers to their pricing are cost of goods and competition. A corporation’s incentive is always to raise their prices as high as ...
2 days ago · List of cognitive biases. Appearance. For common errors in logic, see List of fallacies. Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics.
16 hours ago · 6 Edit Rigorously. Finally, rigorous editing is vital in eliminating logical fallacies from your video production. Go through your script and finished product with a fine-tooth comb, looking for ...
3 days ago · It's possible to condition on truth values and check the five cases "child \(x\) is telling the truth," but this isn't quite optimal. We would then have to keep track of two variables while working through cases, i.e. who's telling the truth, and how many children failed algebra.
