Assuming that something which is true of a thing must also be true of some or all of its parts (reverse of the Fallacy of Composition).
Month: April 2018
Fallacies – Fallacy of Composition
Assuming that something true of part of the whole must also be true of the whole.
Nice vs. Kind
Are you nice or are you kind? You can't be both!
Fallacies – Genetic Fallacy
"I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good." - Seneca
Fallacies – Circular Cause and Consequence
The consequence of the phenomenon is claimed to be its root cause. Example: "Sue is lethargic and has poor hygiene habits, therefore, she is depressed." (In other words, Sue is depressed because she's lethargic and has poor hygiene habits.) Here, the consequences (lethargy, poor hygiene) of the phenomenon (depression) are being claimed as the root …
Knowledge Without Wisdom
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. - Isaac Asimov
Fallacies – Argument from Silence (Argumentum Ex Silentio)
Assuming that because there is a lack of textual or spoken evidence from an authoritative source, a certain claim is true, or vice versa.
Fallacies – Intro
Ever been stuck in an argument, knowing that the other person's logic is faulty, but not knowing exactly why or how?
A Great Mistake
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. - Edmund Burke
Embarrassing Moments That Don’t Need to Be
(Five of them...).
