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The opposite of representativeness bias.With the representativeness bias we think that a couple of examples are representative of the whole, what would be the name of the bias or the fallacy when it is thought that the whole faithfully represents each one of the individuals? |
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Pretend that my views represent everyone in the broader groupLet’s say aliens come to earth and they have heard of socialism but they don’t really know what it is. The aliens ask me to define it. Let’s say I am a democratic socialist and I know that there are dozens of different ... |
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Skeptical Scenarios vs Real WorldWhat makes it so that we can reasonably conclude that we live in a real world other than something like a dream or an illusion created by out minds? Should we be worried that we live in a illusion created by our minds, aka solipsism? |
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Read this somewhere in reddit. Is this a fallacy?Any fallacies evident in either statement? A: Reading book X (Bible, Mein Kampfe, etc) is worthwhile because there are gems of (wisdom, insight, etc) inside. B: You can find whole kernels in a pile of feces, too, but that still doesn't make it a rea... |
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Is this An example of Kettle Logic?A. Astrology is backed up by science B. Absolutely not go to any university and look for the Astrology department. A. Well you know science has been wrong before.. B. Science is based on any new observation of evi... |
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Discrimination was right because the people I chose were competent.If I were to say decide I want to deliberate a ginger hair owned car garage, and then justify this afterward by the fact that they either did a good job and/or were one of the ginger garages known to do a good job, therefore I was not unfairly discr... |
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Fake moon landing argument I see a lot.P1: They claim we went to the moon 50 years ago by using technology. P2: We cant go to the moon today. P3: We have a lot more advanced technology today than we did 50 years ago. P4: It takes technology to go to the moon.... |
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Dominant group projecting on a minority groupI sense that there is some kind of logical error here, but I cant put my finger on it. In the U.S, the dominant group are white straight men. They are at the top of the social hierarchy and hold power. The dominate society and culture is orie... |
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Can it be false dichotomy?As you all have heard of the Roe v. Wade decision (I presume), the classic debate spreads like wildfire everywhere in social media. However, I saw one very interesting take on this debate amongst all the chaos, surprisingly on twitter from all place... |
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A Genetic Fallacy?Let's say I'm discussing a very well known test of gravity such as the Cavendish Experiment. It is very well understood, is performed by physics students in lab classes every semester, and has scientific consensus. The rebuttal is something l... |
