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'''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 if this pain can be overcome, specific logical fallacies, or flaws in reasoning, can hold the irrational thought inplace, the most common of which are: | '''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 if this pain can be overcome, specific logical fallacies, or flaws in reasoning, can hold the irrational thought inplace, the most common of which are: | ||
* [[Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy|'''Anecdotal Evidence''']] - | === [[Critical analysis|Critical Analysis]] Orientated === | ||
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence. | |||
* [[Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy|'''Anecdotal Evidence''']] - easily found data is less trustworthy than robust data. | |||
* '''Bandwagon''' - the popularity of an idea has absolutely no bearing on its validity. | |||
* '''Appeal to Authority''' - an authority thinks something, it must therefore be true. | |||
=== Other Fallacies === | |||
* [[The Arrival Fallacy|'''Arrival''']] - people tend to fixate on the destination not the journey. | * [[The Arrival Fallacy|'''Arrival''']] - people tend to fixate on the destination not the journey. | ||
* Straw Man | * '''Straw Man''' - misrepresentation of someone's argument to make it easier to attack. | ||
* '''Lesser known fallacies:''' 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. | |||
Lesser known fallacies | |||
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 | 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 interests such as perpetuating the [[ecological crisis]]. | ||
== Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | == Logical Fallacies and the Ecological Crisis == | ||