Logic Persuasion and Reasoning

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Omissions Bias

The tendency to view harmful actions as worse than inactions that still lead to the same outcomes

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Equivocation

use of the same word that appears twice or multiple times in an argument but has a different (ambiguous) meaning each time it is stated.

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Bias Bias

The tendency to overestimate the power of biases on the the impact of any given argument

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Strawman Fallacy

Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack and improve how their own argument looks in comparison

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Modus Ponens

If P then Q

P

Therefore Q

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Modus Tollens

If P then Q

Not Q

Therefore not P

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Inductive Argument

An argument that is supposed to offer probable support to its conclusion but the conclusion can still be false

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Deductive Argument

An argument that is supposed to offer true/factual support, and its conclusion is also a factual statement