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[[File: | [[File:Cognitive dissonance.jpg|alt=NASA monkey|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Sometimes the right choice is the painful choice.]] | ||
'''Even though confronted with rational arguments humans often persist in holding on to irrational thoughts as confronting long-held beliefs causes [[cognitive dissonance]] (a type of emotional pain).''' | '''Even though confronted with rational arguments (See Figure 1) humans often persist in holding on to irrational thoughts as confronting long-held beliefs causes [[cognitive dissonance]] (a type of emotional pain).''' | ||
These irrational thoughts have now been well documented and can be | These irrational thoughts have now been well documented and can be categorised into specific logical fallacies, the most common of which are [[Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy|Anecdotal Evidence]], [[The Arrival Fallacy|Arrival]], Straw Man, Bandwagon and Appeal to Authority Fallacy. Lesser known fallacies include False Dilemma, Hasty Generalization, Slothful Induction, Correlation/Causation, Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, Middle Ground Fallacy, Burden of Proof Fallacy, Personal Incredulity, "No True Scotsman", Ad Hominem Fallacy and Tu Quoque. | ||
Whilst a disadvantage to those who are affected by them as | Whilst a disadvantage to those who are affected by them, as they reduce rational thought, many of these fallacies are used by the ''marketing'' or ''public relations'' industry to persuade people to do things. Some of these things are not in the consumers best interested such as perpetuating the [[ecological crisis]]. | ||
== Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | == Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | ||
Many of the classical logical fallacies listed above are encountered daily by people who do not want to rationalise and confront the reality of the | Many of the classical logical fallacies listed above are encountered daily by people who do not want to rationalise and confront the reality of the ecological crisis. The most common examples of this include: | ||
=== '''"We will innovate out of the crisis."''' === | === '''"We will innovate out of the crisis."''' === | ||