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Dealing with Logical Fallacies
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Module 11
Historical and Prescriptive Fallacies
1
Challenging the "Natural" in Fashion and Relationships
Deconstruct and counter the Naturalistic Fallacy when 'what is' natural is used to dictate 'what ought to be' in fashion or relationships.
2
Debunking the Moralistic Fallacy
Deconstruct and counter the Moralistic Fallacy, which argues that because something 'should be' wrong, it is.
3
Challenging Inevitability: Deconstructing Retrospective Determinism
Deconstruct and counter Retrospective Determinism, which falsely portrays a past outcome as inevitable due to a person's choices.
4
Avoiding Hindsight Bias in Historical Analysis
Deconstruct and counter the Historian's Fallacy, where past choices are unfairly judged with the benefit of hindsight.
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