Wise Affirmations/Recognizing Fallacies

Logic provides a set of tools for evaluating consistency. Recognizing fallacies allows you to describe inconsistencies.

A logical fallacy is a kind of error in reasoning. Recognizing fallacies helps you name common fallacies and avoid them.

These affirmations are derived from materials in the course on recognizing fallacies.

Affirmations

Select affirmations from this list and repeat them often and in the moment, either silently or out loud, as appropriate. Address each affirmation to yourself.

You recognize logical fallacies.

You think logically.

You understand logic.

You rely on the law of non-contradiction.

You understand the nature of fallacies.

You recognize unsound arguments.

You identify invalid arguments.

You describe inconsistencies.

You resolve inconsistencies.

You identify fallacies in everyday arguments.

You think clearly.

You are logical.