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John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 91% done
We’re driven to make up stories, true or false, as long as they seem to make sense and give significance and order to the amazing array of experiences we call life.
— Jan 03, 2021 02:50PM Add a comment
The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them

John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 88% done
The straw man fallacy is a common rhetorical tactic whereby one gives the impression of attacking a position or argument that another has taken while actually attacking a false, distorted, misleading, weakened, or exaggerated version of that position or argument.
— Dec 27, 2020 08:56AM Add a comment
The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them


John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 85% done
Our ability to think critically depends on our ability to overcome the many biases that lead us to self-deception.
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The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them



John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 81% done
Fluctuations are to be expected.
— Nov 11, 2020 08:48AM Add a comment
The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them

John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 81% done
Predicting the future of uncertain events is no better than a coin toss regardless of how fancy you think you are.
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The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them


John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 77% done
Just because one thing happens after another does not mean that there is any causal connection between them.
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The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them


John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 74% done
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue. And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. Yeah. Right. Whatever.
— Aug 18, 2020 05:57AM Add a comment
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John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 68% done
For many people, it is nearly impossible to accept that most of the time stuff just happens.
— Jun 16, 2020 07:04AM Add a comment
The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them


John Michael Strubhart
John Michael Strubhart is 66% done
I didn't see the gorilla either.
— May 12, 2020 07:06AM Add a comment
The Critical Thinker's Dictionary: Biases, Fallacies, and Illusions and What You Can Do About Them

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