“A lot of breakdown in modern communication comes down to logical fallacies and cognitive distortions that have us talking past each other. Perhaps . . . we might spend a little time reflecting and ‘thinking about our thinking.’
“All of us fall into these traps. I have spoken before . . . of the problem of ‘all or nothing thinking’ and also our tendency today to take everything personally, to be thin-skinned. Perhaps some of the following reflections on the nature of our knowledge and how we both argue and reason, may also be instructive, since, as a group, we tend today to be very polemical, ideological and not always well reasoned in our thinking. Indeed, careful reasoning is NOT an obvious gift that most in these times exhibit.”
In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on some of the challenges, including a number of common fallacies, facing people as they make their way through the process of reasoning.
To access both of Msgr. Pope’s posts, please visit:
Msgr. Charles Pope: A Review of Common Fallacies that Weaken Arguments. (2 JAN 13)
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