05-20-2012, 02:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2012, 01:48 PM by Tenet Nosce.)
Bias is the tendency to view things in a certain way, or from a particular point of view or perspective.
Logical fallacy is attempting to argue for a particular view using tactics which have no intrinsic merit, other than to increase one's chances of "winning" an argument by default through your opponent's failure to perceive the fallacy (or fallacies) at play. The deployment of logical fallacy is both deceptive and manipulative. Not only to one's opponent, but also to oneself, if one accepts their own fallacious arguments as "clever", for example. It also, by the way, dramatically weakens your position to any onlookers who are aware of what is really going on.
Granted, some people "know not what they do" and aren't consciously employing logical fallacy. Indeed in many, if not most, cases the use of logical fallacy in an argument is simply a reflection of one's own flawed internal thought processes. But ignorance of one's own flawed thought processes does not make them any less deceptive and manipulative.
After a certain point, and especially if one is heavily engaged in argumentation (such as occurs on Internet forums), it becomes a responsibility of those involved to take the time to educate themselves on logical fallacy, and to put forth best effort to minimize the deployment of these in the course of argumentation.
At the end of the day, if a particular viewpoint is -indeed- the superior one, then it can and should be argued for without the deployment of logical fallacy. The truth stands quite solidly on its own two feet, and does not need to be propped up with prosthetic limbs.
Point being- one can certainly attend to the expression of their biases without the need to resort to logical fallacy. And in my humble opinion, if one is unwilling to take 30 minutes out of their life to learn about logical fallacies, they really have no business spending hours upon hours debating in Internet forums. Unless, of course, one is purposely trying to be a troll.
Minimizing logical fallacy is not only good for your argumentative skills- it is good for your soul. Think about it. Would you suppose that highly evolved beings- such as 5D or 6D entities- would permit logical fallacies to run rampant within their own internal thought processes, and in their societies?
But even back here in good ol' 3D, I can only imagine how much less war and strife would exist if people learned how to speak their minds in a logically sound fashion. Not to mention how much time and money would be saved which could be put to a more constructive use. For example, it would greatly curb the amount of chicanery which occurs around political debates and elections. Incidentally, as so many politicians are also attorneys they should already be well aware of what logical fallacies are, and how to avoid using them.
Oh- and one more thing- the use of sound logic does not mean that one must sacrifice emotion. The two were meant to be joined together.
Logical fallacy is attempting to argue for a particular view using tactics which have no intrinsic merit, other than to increase one's chances of "winning" an argument by default through your opponent's failure to perceive the fallacy (or fallacies) at play. The deployment of logical fallacy is both deceptive and manipulative. Not only to one's opponent, but also to oneself, if one accepts their own fallacious arguments as "clever", for example. It also, by the way, dramatically weakens your position to any onlookers who are aware of what is really going on.
Granted, some people "know not what they do" and aren't consciously employing logical fallacy. Indeed in many, if not most, cases the use of logical fallacy in an argument is simply a reflection of one's own flawed internal thought processes. But ignorance of one's own flawed thought processes does not make them any less deceptive and manipulative.
After a certain point, and especially if one is heavily engaged in argumentation (such as occurs on Internet forums), it becomes a responsibility of those involved to take the time to educate themselves on logical fallacy, and to put forth best effort to minimize the deployment of these in the course of argumentation.
At the end of the day, if a particular viewpoint is -indeed- the superior one, then it can and should be argued for without the deployment of logical fallacy. The truth stands quite solidly on its own two feet, and does not need to be propped up with prosthetic limbs.
Point being- one can certainly attend to the expression of their biases without the need to resort to logical fallacy. And in my humble opinion, if one is unwilling to take 30 minutes out of their life to learn about logical fallacies, they really have no business spending hours upon hours debating in Internet forums. Unless, of course, one is purposely trying to be a troll.
Minimizing logical fallacy is not only good for your argumentative skills- it is good for your soul. Think about it. Would you suppose that highly evolved beings- such as 5D or 6D entities- would permit logical fallacies to run rampant within their own internal thought processes, and in their societies?
But even back here in good ol' 3D, I can only imagine how much less war and strife would exist if people learned how to speak their minds in a logically sound fashion. Not to mention how much time and money would be saved which could be put to a more constructive use. For example, it would greatly curb the amount of chicanery which occurs around political debates and elections. Incidentally, as so many politicians are also attorneys they should already be well aware of what logical fallacies are, and how to avoid using them.
Oh- and one more thing- the use of sound logic does not mean that one must sacrifice emotion. The two were meant to be joined together.
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