Testing Every Spirit and Every Sentence: The Call to Intellectual Seriousness
In today’s era of information overload, we are constantly bombarded by voices claiming authority, expertise,…
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Stop Holding Contradictory Beliefs: A Lesson from Russell’s Paradox
Have you ever come across ideas that shake the mind? Yes, some ideas break the…
Flawed Arguments, But The Right Conclusion: Understanding The Fallacy Fallacy
Just like I started my last article, we humans love certainty. Most of us love…
Claims Need Evidence, Not Escape Routes: The Burden of Proof Fallacy
In every argument, whether it is philosophical, political, religious, scientific, or even personal, one foundational…
The Illusion of Neutrality: The Middle Ground Fallacy
Just like in my previous article, the world is filled with debates, and political, moral,…
The Illusion of Meaning: The Equivocation Fallacy
Words are powerful, and as a blogger and writer, I know this well, but they…
Correlation is NOT Always Causation: Understanding Causal Fallacies
Somehow we all like to tell stories. We want the world to make sense, so…
Too Fast, Too Flawed: The Hasty Generalizations Fallacy
Yes and obviously, we live in a world that moves fast, too fast for truth…
Sliding into Speculation: The Danger of The Slippery Slope Fallacy
You know, in logic, few fallacies are as emotionally persuasive and as subtly deceptive as…
Trust, But Verify: The Subtle Trap of The Appeal to Authority Fallacy
It is very very much human nature to trust people who seem to know more…