Fallacies of Irrational Thinking
The Fallacies of Irrational Thinking is the topic of this paper. To understand this concept you must first know the definition of the term fallacy. Fallacy is defined as deception, an error in logic, or an often plausible argument using false or invalid inference. In this course we learned that there were eight fallacies: perfection, approval, should, overgeneralization, causation, helplessness, and catastrophic causation. In this paper I will attempt to explain each of them. The fallacy of perfection is when a person thatthinks that everything must be perfect. It can be as innocent as someone who must keep their things neat and clean or as extreme as a person cleans constantly because they don't feel that anything is clean enough. In their eyes, everything must be flawless. A person with this fallacy may most commonly be known as a perfectionist. One of their setbacks is that they are some busy perfecting that they don't have time to do other things.
I, personal, have never met anyone with either of these fallacies but I would think that a effect of having one of them would damage them socially because of their fear of an unfavorable outcome. This fallacy, unlike most of the others, can sometimes be beneficial, in moderation, in careers fields such as law enforcement and politics. The fallacy of should is when a person confuses what they want with what should be. The fallacies of causation and catastrophic causation with the exception of catastrophic causation is too the extreme. These people often times have trouble recognizing the things people do "often" especially if it is some thing position. Most often affected by this fallacy are adolescents because they thrive on peer approval. On the other in hand, an extreme fallacy of should can be disasterist. The fallacy of helplessness is when a person feels that they have no control over any situation. They are people pleasers, willing to doanything to make everyone happy and often say whatthe listeners want to hear. For instance in an argument they may use statements like, " You never help me with the kids. This was the most beneficial concept I learned in this course. One such example in history is Nazi Germany. Adownfall is that the individual is so consumed withpleasing other the it may be difficult for them tofind self-fulfillment. police record, excessively tardy to work) Another pitfall of this fallacy is that it leads to stereotypes and prejudice. In these field, in general, what the individual want usually will benefit public.
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