XiELEd

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly Informal fallacies, but I liked that book too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm a bit new to self-studying logic (and rhetoric) but I think you should learn about "Formal fallacies" and "Informal fallacies". Formal fallacies are those that arguments that are systematically false, like all A is B, some C is A, some C is not B, therefore all C is A. But in real arguments you have to convert those organic arguments into these terms (which could be the hardest part), and then you find out if it is a fallacy... I remember there was a way to find out if arguments are valid based on adding stars, I'll probably send it later... But be warned, an argument can be "valid", but still have the wrong premises! You can say, All cats are on fire, therefore some things on fire are cats... and the argument would still be valid, but rest on false premises... Informal fallacies, I think, are somewhat out of the scope of formal logic, but they are still considered faulty arguments, like Strawman...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yay decentralisation...?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Our role now is to continue making this a viable alternative. We must walk so they can run (away from Reddit)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Bruhhh I thought you were someone else. Welcome aboard

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does this always happen to me too? Is this some sort of psychological phenomenon?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Chill man. Even my activity is dropping now, but that's just me thinking that Lemmy will be self-sufficient while I read my books. It's true that Lemmy is not as addicting as reddit, but that's for the best. I've actually gotten into new hobbies whose communities I might eventually join here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not sure, but that's how my relatives call them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

More confused than disappointed tbh. I've always wondered how I could make that happen again. Don't worry, some years after that I learned how to emulate games to my phone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

2 days ago we had a moving up ceremony, and the speaker said that the secret to a successful life is "Honor your parents and Honor God". That advice wouldn't apply to everyone...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember when I woke up early in the morning for school, and played with a portable console while waiting for my mother to cook breakfast. A few minutes later, I realised I never had a console in the first place, and it vanished into thin air.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, it would've been open-ended if you asked others what they thought of the various instances and website.

 

Recently I have gotten interested in chess, and I want to learn more about it. Please suggest me any book about it— history, introduction or strategies, it is up to you!

 
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