Month: November 2018

Appeal to ignorance also called the burden of proof

• You haven’t proven/don’t know X to be the case. The burden of proof is on you. Therefore X isn’t the case

Examples of appeal to ignorance

• If you can’t prove it then you’re wrong
• Science hasn’t proven God exists, therefore, God doesn’t exist
• You can’t prove that you’re not cheating on me. You won’t let me go through your phone. Therefore you must be hiding something.

Begging the question/circular argument

• The basic structure is, premise⟶premise
• There is no conclusion
• Repeating a premise
• Lots of verbiages
•  Circular argument

Examples of circular arguments

• I should wear makeup often because cosmetics and beauty products make me look pretty
• What came first, the chicken or the egg?

The second week of the module is coming to a close and today I’ll be going over tow fallacies, the false dilemma, and the slippery slope. Continue reading False Dilemma and Slippery Slope Fallacies

You can become better at debate if you recognize the types of fallacious arguments. Let’s go over two of these fallacies, two wrongs don’t make a right and the red herring. Continue reading The Red Herring Fallacy and Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

The appeal to popularity is commonly practiced fallacy. It’s formally called argumentum ad populum, Latin for “argument to the people,” and it assumes that a statement must be true because the vast majority of people believe it. Millions of people can’t be wrong, can they?

Let’s take a look at examples of the ad populum fallacy. Continue reading Appeal to Popularity, a Common Fallacy

Today’s lesson focuses on the bad types of arguments, in particular, emotional arguments. These are the notes I took. Continue reading Fallacies: Emotions are Bad Arguments

I’ll be posting a series of my notes so you can get an idea of what I’m studying in Praxis. Module 4, which is month four of Praxis focuses on consuming content and critical thinking, rather than creating something every day. Continue reading Week 1 Notes: Why Philosophy Matters to Everyday People

In this video, I’ll run down the philosophical concepts I learned this week and how it can be applied. Philosophy is more useful than you think.

It’s a new month which means a new Praxis challenge! Throughout this month I’ll be consuming more information instead of shipping content every day.

This month’s challenge I’m learning about critical thinking and philosophy and why it matters to successful entrepreneurs.

Critical thinking is essential for problem-solving, which drives entrepreneurs to think outside the box. This is where philosophy steps in especially when morality and customer care is concerned.

At the end of this month, my goals are to become even more logical, debate effectively, and ask better questions.

Additionally, I’ll continue to track my progress in Praxis by posting all my notes for this philosophy and critical thinking module.