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Sophia Indrajaal
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Seeing some folks talking about wanting to learn Philosophy. Here's some key tools I've picked up to help understand and vet ideas and arguments: Necessary and Sufficient: is the proposal necesary to achieve the goals/conclusion? Is it sufficient to do the same, or is more needed? Implicit Axioms: in normal discourse, people come from a certain perspective which often assumes a lot that might not be stated. Sussing this out cuts misunderstanding and helps determine if something is Necesary and or sufficient. Logical Fallacies: Many have become more widely known, but there tons of them. You can find them online, and once familiar you will realize most arguments people make fall apart immediately.
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Eric Platon
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Maybe part of logical fallacies, but often want to single out “don’t kill the messenger and avoid ad hominem”. Attacking the person is useless and boring, a common mistake in “influencer” TV-approved armchair philosophers.
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Sophia Indrajaal
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For sure! Ad Hominem is one of the logical fallacies that's gaining wider knowledge because it gets used so much online it's not even funny
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