Critical thinking - a must read

[worldtalker]

When I took logic in college we learned there were over 150 argumental fallacies or what was referred to as illegal arguments. In logic the term argument means a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition.. Not like arguing with the wife. Fortunately we only had to recognize 30 or 40. Sometimes they are hard to find when an argument is long and verbose. What one learns on the internet is most people can't form a legal argument without committing a fallacy.
It can be proven that people's brain is logical by nature as long as emotions are not encountered. Emotions change the way the brain processes information. Remember the character Spock. That's the normal way our brain can work, w/o emotions being in the drivers seat.

Critical thinking isn't simply an opinion. It's a study in how our brains work. As in inductive and deductive thinking. An example of how our minds can follow an argument,
Socrates is a man
All men die
Therefore Socrates will.............Our mind will fill in the blanks.
Another interesting fact is an argument can be legal and still not be true.
Ford's pardon of Nixon was packed full of argumental fallacies. Strange as becoming a lawyer one has to study logic.

Legal and Lawful are not the same.

 

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[Red James Cash]

Picker - you are missed!

Yup,my sights were off.

 

[Frankn]

Everyone has there personal opinion and that is the basis of debate. It is up to the debaters to inject facts to prove there case. It's the reliability of the facts that make the case. Facts are perhaps theories that might change tomorrow. Perception has to have a wide view! Frank...

 

[jerseyben]

Yup,my sights were off.

Not sure how to take this but this comment is a bit disturbing...

 

[hvacker]

Legal and Lawful are not the same.

Legal in logic has nothing to do with laws. It a term meaning the rules of logic weren't broken that's all. A lawful argument would mean the same thing.

 

[Frankn]

Not sure how to take this but this comment is a bit disturbing...

Yea, it is disturbing. I thought Red was a good shot. Frank...