Begging the Question A form of circular reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from premises that presuppose the conclusion. Normally, the point of good reasoning is to start out at one place and end up somewhere new, namely having reached the goal of increasing the degree of reasonable belief in the conclusion. The point [...]
To think critically means to draw inferences in accordance with the rules of reason. In short, it means reasoning critically, or reasoning in the right way. The right way follows the rules of reason. What are these rules? The rules go by many descriptions. Here is one way to understand them, however, very simply: General [...]
. To think critically means to draw inferences in accordance with the rules of reason. In short, it means reasoning critically, or reasoning in the right way. The right way follows the rules of reason. What are these rules? The rules go by many descriptions. Here is one way to understand them, however, very [...]
Congratulations to the Straw Man, …………who has been named the fallacy of the week. To create a “straw man” is to misrepresent your opponent’s argument–not necessarily by misunderstanding it completely, but by depicting your opponent’s argument as being weaker than it actually is. This can even mean sometimes “making your opponent look bad” by raising [...]
GMOs are made by manipulation of extremely deadly viruses & bacteria (such as E. coli) that have been engineered to be IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS (Pause video at 8:08). Monsanto spends millions of dollars each year in order to “sugar” coat the facts of what GMOs actually are and more importantly, how they are made. This [...]