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'''Even though confronted with rational arguments humans often persist in holding on to irrational thoughts as confronting long held beliefs causes [[cognitive dissonance]].''' | '''Even though confronted with rational arguments humans often persist in holding on to irrational thoughts as confronting long held beliefs causes [[cognitive dissonance]].''' | ||
There are a huge array of fallacies including Straw Man, Bandwagon, Appeal to Authority Fallacy, False Dilemma, Hasty Generalization, Slothful Induction, Correlation/Causation, Anecdotal Evidence, Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, Middle Ground Fallacy, Burden of Proof Fallacy, Personal Incredulity, "No True Scotsman", Ad Hominem Fallacy and Tu Quoque. Many of these are used by intellectuals working in marketing to [[gaslight]] individuals to their advantage, however the most pressing fallacies to address concern the [[ecological crisis]]... | There are a huge array of fallacies including Straw Man, Bandwagon, Appeal to Authority Fallacy, False Dilemma, Hasty Generalization, Slothful Induction, Correlation/Causation, [[Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy|Anecdotal Evidence]], Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, Middle Ground Fallacy, Burden of Proof Fallacy, Personal Incredulity, "No True Scotsman", Ad Hominem Fallacy and Tu Quoque. Many of these are used by intellectuals working in marketing to [[gaslight]] individuals to their advantage, however the most pressing fallacies to address concern the [[ecological crisis]]... | ||
== Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | == Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | ||