How to Save Yourself From Four Logical Fallacies

Authority, Popularity, Tradition, and Novelty
How can you keep from being led astray by these four compelling logical fallacies?
Understanding and being able to recognize and avoid logical fallacies is helpful in everything you do, whether it's an argument, not being fooled by advertisements or politicians, choosing a good teacher who teaches from a solid foundation, or recognizing whether what you are being taught is what you need to learn.

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00:00 Intro
00:26 Any Strength Taken to an Extreme Can Become a Weakness
01:14 Authority
04:08 Popularity
06:04 Tradition
08:30 Novelty
11:26 How Do You Avoid Getting Trapped in These Fallacies?
12:33 Humility and Curiosity
13:29 La Belle

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Resources:

Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram https://amzn.to/3zlqFlB
Independence Versus Conformity, Revisiting a Solomon E Asch Study by Steven G Carley https://amzn.to/3Zlvi9S

There are many sources for learning more about logical fallacies.
Start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
And here are a couple of books you might find useful:
Nonsense: A Handbook of Logical Fallacies by Robert Gula https://amzn.to/4edBYLG
Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic by Michael Withey https://amzn.to/3XHb3SQ

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Have you noticed that simply knowing how to argue logically can sometimes shut down online conversations that are full of logical fallacies?


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