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XiELEd, to asklemmy in How do I learn to detect logical fallacies in a conversation?

Mostly Informal fallacies, but I liked that book too!

XiELEd, to asklemmy in How do I learn to detect logical fallacies in a conversation?

I’m a bit new to self-studying logic (and rhetoric) but I think you should learn about “Formal fallacies” and “Informal fallacies”. Formal fallacies are those that arguments that are systematically false, like all A is B, some C is A, some C is not B, therefore all C is A. But in real arguments you have to convert those organic arguments into these terms (which could be the hardest part), and then you find out if it is a fallacy… I remember there was a way to find out if arguments are valid based on adding stars, I’ll probably send it later… But be warned, an argument can be “valid”, but still have the wrong premises! You can say, All cats are on fire, therefore some things on fire are cats… and the argument would still be valid, but rest on false premises… Informal fallacies, I think, are somewhat out of the scope of formal logic, but they are still considered faulty arguments, like Strawman…

XiELEd, to asklemmy in What would happen if we put a giant glass tinted dome over each city?

Yay decentralisation…?

XiELEd, to asklemmy in What is the most unhelpful advice you have received?

2 days ago we had a moving up ceremony, and the speaker said that the secret to a successful life is “Honor your parents and Honor God”. That advice wouldn’t apply to everyone…

XiELEd, to asklemmy in The new Reddits

Yep, it would’ve been open-ended if you asked others what they thought of the various instances and website.

XiELEd, to asklemmy in The new Reddits

Where’s the question in this post? I swear Lemmy users would just upvote everything they see lol

XiELEd, to asklemmy in In which game did you spend the most hours?

Toram Online, 700+ hours. Not counting the time spent on the PC port though.

XiELEd, to asklemmy in Be honest, do you still use reddit?

Sometimes I use Reddit to search up nonfiction book recommendations on r/books with searx.be (it automatically fetches you results on the old reddit website) because to be honest, it’s pretty much one of the few places where I can find nonfiction recommendation for niche topics or just nonfiction readers in general (that isn’t just about self-help books). Not only that, the users generally give a synopsis so it’s easier to find what book you’d be interested in. But since Reddit made porn less accessible, my reddit usage dropped significantly.

XiELEd, to asklemmy in Does the reddit style format breed toxicity?

Yeah, I wish there was a feature that lets you switch between total-only and lemmy format.

XiELEd, (edited ) to asklemmy in Posting: Hit and runs

If I’m posting a question, I simply won’t have anything better to say to someone who answered with more expertise than me 🤷‍♂️. If I say thanks to everyone just for the sake of it, I feel like I’m clogging up the comment section.

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