4.2 The Fallacies, caveats, examples, and how to respond… Middle-ground (& other-ground) fallacy 6 Jun 202325 Mar 2024 Part 4.2 of the Critical Thinking Series (CTS): The Fallacies Middle-ground and other-ground fallacy, aka middle-ground fallacy; argument to moderation; false compromise. Definition and General Overview When people or groups…
Additional Readings… Quiz: 25 Fallacy Questions 21 Mar 202129 May 2022 Critical thinking is not merely using that lump of fat-coated neurons trapped in our skulls. Critical thinking is the systematic analysis of an idea, as well as analyzing how we…
Additional Readings… 2011’s Contagion: a warning of the pseudoscience, paranoia, bad journalism, and charlatans that we see today. 25 Mar 20209 Oct 2020 I: These times are hard The suite of social reactions to COVID-19 are diverse: apathy, panic, concern, hoarding, charity, suspicion, anger, sadness, selfishness, selflessness, courage, fear, reason, paranoia, etc... And…