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Identifying the different fallacies. Keywords? Tips?

 
 
Reply Mon 3 Mar, 2014 08:52 am
How does one identify fallacies in the more complex arguments? Are there keywords? any tips? Are fallacies containing the use of "God" and/or the "Bible" as evidence always begging the question?

How does one become a better critical thinker?

Thank you for your thoughts!
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 3 Mar, 2014 01:34 pm
@Laurenbehr2014,
Laurenbehr2014 wrote:

How does one identify fallacies in the more complex arguments? Are there keywords? any tips? Are fallacies containing the use of "God" and/or the "Bible" as evidence always begging the question?

You can be pretty confident that any argument using "god" or "the bible" is flawed in some respect.

Laurenbehr2014 wrote:
How does one become a better critical thinker?

The same way one gets to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.
InfraBlue
 
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Reply Mon 3 Mar, 2014 02:30 pm
You can identify petitio principii, i.e. begging the question, fallacies by noting the lack of facts behind an assertion.
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void123
 
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Reply Tue 29 Apr, 2014 11:36 pm
@joefromchicago,
You can be pretty confident that any argument using "god" or "the bible" is flawed in some respect.
begging the question, how can i?
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void123
 
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Reply Tue 29 Apr, 2014 11:48 pm
@Laurenbehr2014,
correlation between premise and proposition is valid.
most other things are not valid.
get yourt mind in the habbit of breaking down things e.g.

it is true that red is blue.
thoughts.. is it? define red and blue and truth. what examples do you have for proof? is the criteria of proof valid? what makes something valid? what makes something proof?

practice and self awareness
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