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Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or “strong” claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability.
This book / online course is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book.
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Generically, Hasty Generalization would work. What the person would be doing is taking a sample size of one and extending it to the population (all people). Even in the case where one uses their subjective experience combined with the testimonies of others, the sample size is still inadequate, and therefore the claim is fallacious. In the latter case, the Biased Sample Fallacy would also fit, especially in the case where people who have had what they interpreted as religious experiences only draw upon the religious to come to their conclusion. |
answered on Friday, Dec 16, 2016 06:10:06 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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