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‘begging’ the question
Firstly it probably helps to distinguish what philosophers mean by this slightly strange phrase when compared to something people say quite frequently that sounds very similar. When someone says “that...
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fallacy of equivocation
kerosine is fuel… red bull is fuel… therefore kerosine is red bull… This might seem like a fairly obvious mistake… and the reason it’s funny here is due to this – but the same error is found...
View ArticleBill O’Reilly “If I don’t understand it…”
Quite a good way to revise (inspired by this video and an excellent post from http://blogorganon.blogspot.co.uk/) might be to remind yourself of the difference between an argument ‘from ignorance’ and...
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Homunculus Fallacy
Every so often I think of a new way of explaining something. Lately, most of these haven’t quite been as credible as I might like (Sartre on ‘facticity’ and Frozen, Mr Potato from Peppa Pig) and this...
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‘begging’ the question
Firstly it probably helps to distinguish what philosophers mean by this slightly strange phrase when compared to something people say quite frequently that sounds very similar. When someone says “that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
fallacy of equivocation
kerosine is fuel… red bull is fuel… therefore kerosine is red bull… This might seem like a fairly obvious mistake… and the reason it’s funny here is due to this – but the same error is found...
View ArticleBill O’Reilly “If I don’t understand it…”
Quite a good way to revise (inspired by this video and an excellent post from http://blogorganon.blogspot.co.uk/) might be to remind yourself of the difference between an argument ‘from ignorance’ and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homunculus Fallacy
Every so often I think of a new way of explaining something. Lately, most of these haven’t quite been as credible as I might like (Sartre on ‘facticity’ and Frozen, Mr Potato from Peppa Pig) and this...
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