Category Archives: Critical Reasoning

Labels and Such – Part I

Posted on December 18, 2017 by admin Jim

Labels and Such – Part I I was watching a documentary on the band Lynyrd Skynyrd last weekend, and it was mentioned that when he was a  kid, Ronnie Van Sant used to love to go fishing in the “Cedar … Continue reading →

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Times, they are a changin’

Posted on December 15, 2017 by admin Jim

My definition of classical masculinity and femininity- Femininity: strength on the inside, draped over by softness on the outside… Masculinity: tenderness on the inside, girded about with strength on the outside…   My understanding of modern western masculinity and femininity- … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on November 16, 2016 by admin Jim

Words have meaning…the meaning we give them. Words have power… the power we give them. When you love someone, you give them power over your heart.. you consciously give them power because you trust them with your heart. When you … Continue reading →

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The Leaning Tower of Truth

Posted on November 14, 2016 by admin Jim

The Leaning Tower of Truth   “The truth has a liberal slant.” This quote from a Liberal person on a Facebook post was used to justify not welcoming conservative views into discussion. I have two things to say about that. … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Religion, and the Constitution

Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin Jim

Marriage and the Constitution Royal Love’s Facebook query: Because of the religious roots of marriage, do you think it would be correct to view the entire establishment as unconstitutional? Jim’s Response: The Little Problem: Royal, there are two huge reasons … Continue reading →

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Refraction (Bent Thinking) #90

Posted on March 10, 2013 by admin Jim

Biased Sample – when a person draws a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is biased or prejudiced in some manner.  Refutation: without scientific objectivity and the ability to recreate the results in a double blind study, … Continue reading →

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Refraction (Bent Thinking) # 10

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin Jim

Equivocation: Using one term in two different ways (with two different meanings) in the same argument.  Refutation: Logic rules require that within a single argument, terms must have consistency of meaning. Changing the meanings of words within that argument renders … 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