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Things That are Usually NOT Rational Fallacies
Critical Rationalism

Things That are Usually NOT Rational Fallacies

Posted on January 18, 2022January 22, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

I previously wrote about how the rational fallacies differ from the logical fallacies and how rational fallacies are far more important and more common than…

Formulate Your Theories Sharply!
Critical Rationalism

Formulate Your Theories Sharply!

Posted on January 11, 2022December 20, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

This is a short one. Popper said that we must: …[be] consciously critical of [our] theories which, for this reason, [we should try] to formulate…

Critical Rationalism

Examples of Rational Fallacies: Easy-To-Varyness

Posted on November 25, 2021February 1, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

Having now made an attempt to define what a rational fallacy is and how it differs from a logical fallacy (though sometimes a fallacy can…

The Rational Fallacies
Critical Rationalism

The Rational Fallacies

Posted on October 12, 2021March 22, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

So if the so-called logical fallacies are usually misapplied in rational discussions, might there be some other types of fallacies that apply to rational discussions…

The Problem of the Logical Fallacies
Critical Rationalism

The Problem of the Logical Fallacies

Posted on September 28, 2021September 27, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Everyone knows about the “logical fallacies.” There are whole books and websites (for example: here, here, and here) written about them. People trot them out…


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