Re: Bertrand Russell on clarity and exact thinking. Bertrand Russell on God (1959) Logical Fallacies and How to Spot Them. Logical Fallacies and How to Spot Them In the Evolution vs. Creationism debate, it is important to be able to spot all the logical fallacies that Creationists tend to throw around. This essay covers many bare essentials of logical thinking, as well as ways to critically evaluate an argument. The logical fallacies listed here are the ones most often used by Creationists, although Creationists have, to date, used almost every single logical fallacy in existence to "prove" their case.
Each fallacy will have its own little paragraph, describing it, why it is fallacious and how to counter it. THE STRAWMAN ATTACK: The strawman is, perhaps, the most heavily-employed tactic used by Creationists. "Evolution is a ridiculous theory! This is an example of a strawman attack. Spotting a strawman attack isn't that hard. Strawman attacks, once exposed for what they are, are not all that difficult to counter.
THE FALSE DILEMMA FALLACY: The false dilemma is at the heart of the Creationist argument. God is an Epic Troll: The Best of the Advice God Meme. Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder. The Eight Best Rage Comics Ever. We’ve all been there: surfing the internet, trolling for some cheap LULz, and there we find ourselves: face to face with he-lair-i-ous rage comics. For your viewing pleasure, we have compiled the 8 best rage comics ever: Holla Back Job Interview Watching Other People Use Computers Changing The Wife’s Tire We Almost Died. Our-Discussion.jpg (JPEG Image, 719x935 pixels) Assange-vs.-Zuckerberg.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x1385 pixels) - Scaled (38%)
SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it.
The more general your opponent's statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it. The more restricted and narrow his or her propositions remain, the easier they are to defend by him or her. Use different meanings of your opponent's words to refute his or her argument. Ignore your opponent's proposition, which was intended to refer to a particular thing.
(abstracted from the book:Numerical Lists You Never Knew or Once Knew and Probably Forget, by: John Boswell and Dan Starer) Some paradoxes - an anthology. Logic. Logic(logic, wiki, forked, Proteus) Logic (λόγος in Greek, logos, "thought") is the most fundamental of all the Sciences and a major branch of Philosophy. Logic is the primary "proof" and method of Mathematics and all Language, leading to Arithmetic Geometry, Set Theory, and Computation, as well as Grammar, Linguistics, Argumentation, and Philosophy of Language. Logic is not only the study of systems of reasoning - guides for how we, and intelligent systems in general, make valid inferences, and of how Statements and Numbers are put together - it is that reasoning. The earliest dinstinct studies of Logic in relation to Philosophy and Mathematics can be found in virtually all Ancient Civilization, from the Egyptians and Greeks, to the Indian and Chinese.
Despite such a daunting introduction, Logic can be understood simply as what makes a good Argument, and which arguments are bad, that is, Fallacy. History of Logic Aristotelian, Syllogistic Logic Modal Logic Formal, Symbolic Logic eξsts. Indian Logic Forum :: Index. A Class-Room Introduction to Logic. Logic and Ontology in Ancient India. A Survey of Modern Research.
If you cannot see properly the left menu, try this alternative for older browsers: Mirror Website If your location is outside of Europe or U.S., to get the best performance choose from the menu the site closest to you. "Indian philosophy denotes the philosophical speculations of all Indian thinkers, ancient or modern, Hindus or non-Hindus, theists or atheists. 'Indian philosophy' is supposed by some to be synonymous with 'Hindu philosophy.' This would be true only if the word 'Hindu' were taken in the geographical sense of 'Indian.' Indian philosophy is marked, in this respect, by a striking breadth of outlook which only testifies of its unflinching devotion to the search for truth. This catholic spirit of treating rival positions with consideration was more than rewarded by the thoroughness and perfection that each philosophical school attained.
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