An excellent list of logical fallacies

[Political Heretic]

Formal and Informal Logic was a key part of my adult education, and for that I will always be grateful.

But I am even more grateful that the course of my life took me along a path where critical thinking, and the direct study of critical thinking and logical analysis became the central focus of my life for nearly six years.

It truly was a sort of life transforming kind of experience to devote that much focus to the study of how to think and reason cautiously and - even more importantly - how to recognize and identify cognitive biases.

Cognitive biases, in my opinion, are even more critical to understand than informal logical fallacies.

[tbyg52]

I was just about to ask for a book link, and I got to the bottom and there it was!

[enigmatic]

This is absolutely an essential list; thank you!

[dixiegrrrrl]

(01-11-2010 11:06 AM)chlamor link Wrote:This may be of some use:

Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation

1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
2. Become incredulous and indignant
3. Create rumor mongers
4. Use a straw man
5. Sidetrack opponents w name calling, ridicule
6. Hit and Run
7. Question motives
8. Invoke authority
9. Play Dumb
10. Associate opponent charges with old news
11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions
12. Enigmas have no solution
13. Alice in Wonderland Logic
14. Demand complete solutions
15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions
16. Vanish evidence and witnesses
17. Change the subject
18. Emotionalize, Antagonize, and Goad
19. Ignore facts, demand impossible proofs
20. False evidence
21. Call a Grand Jury, Special Prosecutor
22. Manufacture a new truth
23. Create bigger distractions
24. Silence critics
25. Vanish


Eight Traits of The Disinformationalist

1. Avoidance
2. Selectivity
3. Coincidental
4. Teamwork
5. Anti-conspiratorial
6. Artificial Emotions
7. Inconsistent
8. Newly Discovered: Time Constant

CUT THESE OUT AND LAY THEM BY YOUR COMPUTER AND CHECK OUT THE CHARACTERISTICS AND TACTICS AND SEE WHO THE TROLLS ARE.

[color=blue][font=Verdana][b]This is most excellent.
Looks like a quick list to check anytime there is a dysfunctional

[tbyg52]

Hey, that's great! I'm going to print and laminate one copy for work and one for home.

[ecarina]

Word to the wary- while these are errors in formal logic (and people might be called on them in organized forensics) -many are highly useful and effective rhetorical tools in real life situations.

One should be prepared to deal with them- and use them from time to time, as the case may warrant.

IRL, our minds don't work like a Vulcan's.

[Creideiki]

(02-17-2010 06:18 PM)ecarina link Wrote:Word to the wary- while these are errors in formal logic (and people might be called on them in organized forensics) -many are highly useful and effective rhetorical tools in real life situations.

One should be prepared to deal with them- and use them from time to time, as the case may warrant.

IRL, our minds don't work like a Vulcan's.

IRL, our minds are assaulted by propaganda on a daily basis (like advertising).

[nogod]

on the other hand. there are some using fallacies to discredit other people. ironically this tactic is a fallacy in itself. especially since its almost impossible to have a conversation without accidentally using or saying at least one fallacy.
its one of those concepts that everyone can agree on: but no one can do.

[ecarina]

Exactly.

Not only do you and WILL you use them- but the persuasive person learns where and when they're gut grabbing and effective.

The real world ain't high school or collegiate debate.

[Creideiki]

So we're fucked and there's no use debating anything.

Andrea, could I have an ignore list, please?