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December 09th, 2005

Affirmations and Denials

Posted At: 11:38am by Rev. William M. Cwirla

We haven’t had a Logical Fallacies Friday in a long time, due mostly to distractions. Here’s a fun one with a twist at the end: Affirming the Consequent. This one runs a little long, but stay with it. You won’t be sorry.

Affirming the Consequent is the logical equivalent of throwing your car’s stick shift into reverse while going forward [ read more ]

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November 11th, 2005

Irrelevent Humor

Posted At: 3:40pm by Rev. William M. Cwirla

Here’s a personal favorite from the logical fallacies list: Irrelevent Humor.

Nothing breaks up a difficult moment like a little levity; and nothing derails an argument better than an irreverent irrelevency.

Aristotle once said, “Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest [ read more ]

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November 04th, 2005

Guest Professor

Posted At: 11:56am by Rev. William M. Cwirla

I've been having a little too much fun celebrating the Reformation this week, and found myself unprepared for class today. Actually, I had a fallacy piece written, only to discover that the piece itself was fallacious! Happens to the best of us. So I've arranged for a substitute teacher today on Logical Fallacies Friday. (No cutting class! Attendance will be taken!)
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booksThe Wealth of Nations
Release Date: 04 March, 2003

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October 28th, 2005

Slip Sliding Away

Posted At: 12:40am by Rev. William M. Cwirla

“Give him an inch, and he’ll take a mile.” Well, not necessarily. Maybe he’ll just take a foot or two. There’s a big difference between an inch and a mile.

Welcome to the “Slippery Slope” Fallacy. Another name for this fallacy is the [ read more ]

Edited on: November 01st, 2005 10:51 am

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September 30th, 2005

Amphiboly

Posted At: 5:19pm by Rev. William M. Cwirla

I decided we needed a fun fallacy for Logical Fallacies Friday - Amphiboly. I really like the sound of that word. Am-phib-o-ly. It comes from the Greek amphibolia which means something that is indeterminate. It’s a “fallacy of [ read more ]

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