Monthly Archives: November 2012

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin Jim

Refraction (Bent Thinking) #5 Narrowed Consequence Fallacy: Promoting a position based on a single consequence and ignoring the others (both positive and negative consequences).  Refutation: Most issues present changes that have several possible consequences. Focusing on and mentioning one only … Continue reading →

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Refraction (Bent Thinking) #4 Group Think Fallacy:  Making a claim that a collective of people all think a certain way.  This is one very big error that people make on a regular basis.  Refutation: Communities or collectives of people cannot … Continue reading →

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin Jim | Leave a comment

Refraction (Bent Thinking) #3 Straw Man Straw Man Argument (Fallacy Of Extension/Caricature Fallacy) =  Taking what someone thinks is a weakness in the other person’s argument and blowing it out of proportion, then acting like this “caricature” is the real … Continue reading →

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin Jim | Leave a comment

Refraction (Bent Thinking) # 2 Psychogenetic Fallacy: Rejecting an argument just because you do not like the associations of the speaker or because you know their mindset on matters in general. (e.g. “I disagree with John Behner’s solution to the … Continue reading →

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin Jim | 1 Comment

Refraction (Bent Thinking) #1

Posted on November 26, 2012 by admin Jim

Too Many Answers Error:   When someone claims that because there are so many different answers or claims on a subject, therefore there is no right answer. (e.g. “There are so many different religions with different ideas, therefore none of them … Continue reading →

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Hello World!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin Jim

Greetings Fellow Travelers and welcome to my long-awaited blog. Although my busy schedule argues against investing time and energy into a blog, encouragement by supporters and trends in our society demand it now. If you are viewing this on your … Continue reading →

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