The human tendency to choose more fully defined ideas Manipulation of others using the human tendency to choose more fully defined ideas Persuaders who commit ambiguity effect fallacies present several choices to us but try to direct our choice through a mind trick. They get us to pick certain choices by giving a more detailed […]
Month: December 2018
(a.k.a. Extraordinary Knowledge) Making a claim that’s impossible to know except by divine revelation when the claim isn’t based on divine revelation Examples: There is no God. Jesus Christ doesn’t reveal anything. The Church no longer has gifts of the Spirit as it had when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. When persuaders claim universal positives or
Assuming that one claim being true makes the other claim false Example: Sandy Sandbuilder: Either there’s an all-powerful, all-wise, all-good God or there’s suffering. There’s suffering. Therefore, there’s no all-powerful, all-wise, all-good God. Rocky Rockbuilder: We call that the alternative syllogism fallacy. Your logic fails because both choices are true, but you implied that only
(a.k.a. Lose-Lose Situation) A choice offered between two things that are the same thing Example: Teacher: Three theories of evolution exist. We’ve studied Neo-Darwinism, punctuated equilibrium, and theistic evolution. Which one do you believe? Student: I don’t believe any of these. God revealed to me that He’s the one who created the heavens and the
A continuum stated as a black and white issue Examples: I’m a good person. I’m a mature Christian. He’s wealthy. She’s poor. Most people don’t consider themselves wealthy no matter how much money they have, but some people use the word, “wealthy,” as a black and white issue. Where is the point at which someone
Making a statement that implies totality, finality, or unequivocal certainty beyond what anyone can know An absolute statement that goes beyond what God has revealed Examples: Evolution is a fact. Even though evolutionists can’t prove it, they claim it dogmatically. That’s the allness fallacy. Rocky Rockbuilder: You said that God doesn’t reveal anything to anyone.
Enslavement caused by searching for satisfaction in alcohol We can only find satisfaction progressively as we come into the image and likeness of Christ. (Psalm 17:15) Those who commit this fallacy are under the illusion that they can find satisfaction or happiness in alcohol. In fact, the opposite is the case since trying to find
A philosophy, religion, or worldview claiming that no one can know God Agnosticism is irrational, yet agnostics sell it as the only rational view. However, it’s not rational because the philosophy depends on the presupposition, or unfounded claim, that no one can know God. Agnostics often seek to prove that no one can know God,
A persuasive definition of the word “agnostic” to help sell the validity of agnosticism Example: You don’t understand the meaning of the word “agnostic.” “Agnostic” means open-minded. You just need to prove to me that Jesus Christ exists. That’s a form of definist fallacy. A disbeliever persuasively defines the word “agnostic” to appear open-minded. We
(a.k.a. Argumentum Ad Fidentia) An effort to undermine self-confidence rather than dealing with proof and logic Example: Rocky Rockbuilder: I know that God exists in the same way I know that my dad exists. I talk to Him, and He talks to me. Christ often leads me in miraculous ways. It’s an ongoing, moment-by-moment experience
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