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[[File:Cognitive dissonance.jpg|alt=NASA monkey|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Sometimes the right choice is the painful choice.]] | [[File:Cognitive dissonance.jpg|alt=NASA monkey|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Sometimes the right choice is the painful choice.]] | ||
'''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).''' | '''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 categorised into specific logical fallacies, the most common of which are: | ||
* [[Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy|'''Anecdotal Evidence''']] - the tendency for people to use | |||
* [[The Arrival Fallacy|Arrival]] | |||
* Straw Man | |||
* Bandwagon | |||
* Appeal to Authority Fallacy. | |||
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]]. | 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 these fallacies are 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 == | ||