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The Price of being Stubborn: Sunken Cost Fallacy

I was visiting my father six or seven years ago, the first time I ever experienced the world of ride sharing, as they call it. For one reason or another, a lot of

To Shut or Not Shut

Hi fellow Hiveians, Today I wanted to think about how easily the markets are manipulated To Shut or Not Shut Will there ever not be things looming overhead? I think

The Anti-Giveaway Fallacies.

INTRO Once again I have been a target of the so-called watchers of Hive. On my main account, where I post only to my own blog and do not ask for upvotes. Also, on

Conspiracy theory as a fallacy in historical documentation!

Hello, everyone! Happy to be here. Yesterday was very hectic for me, and at the same time, there was no NEPA supply to power my phone for this contest of the week.

Cognitive Bias Fallacy

The human brain is a fascinating lump of electrified meat. We haven't even come close to understanding ourselves yet. You know the old adage that states we "only

Is meritocracy a fallacy? [ESP-ENG]

¿Es la meritocracia una falacia? *Fotografía propiedad del autor. * ¿Acaso el mito de la meritocracia puede ser una ideología peligrosa? Todas las ideologías son

My frustration with Moral Relativists.

I'm regularly reminded of this article. Really, the article might be more concise than I can be in regard to frustration with moral relativists. The point is made

Do you think logically?

You ever get into an argument on Hive/Ecency and the other person can only call you names and make emotional appeals? It’s so common to see because clear, logical

Do you consider yourself a critical thinker?

You ever notice how public school graduates these days can barely read, write, and think? Despite decades of increased spending, students keep getting dumber and

The Simple World Fallacy.

I’d like to coin a term: Simple World Fallacy. The world is complex. Human behavior is complex; if it weren’t, we’d be better at predicting and managing it. Science

The gambler’s fallacy

Evening folks! What is dependent and what is not is very interesting reading. Let me take you through a theory that you might not always be aware of this evening.

Circular reasoning is bad mostly because it's not very good. #fallacy ...

Circular reasoning is bad mostly because it's not very good. #fallacy #logic Origin:

Gambler’s Fallacy In The Cryptocurrency Markets ...

Hello to my friends who love life and keep smiling despite all kinds of negativity. It is very important to think rationally in cryptocurrency markets. If you want

Whataboutism.

Whataboutism is a fallacy in argument hinging on the accusation of hypocrisy. It goes back to Cold War attempts to refute accusations about communist evil by pointing

Commentary on the ad hominem fallacy.

Image source "The value of an idea has nothing to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it." Oscar Wilde Let's start by clarifying, the title

Comentario de la falacia ad hominem.

Fuente de la imagen "El valor de una idea no tiene nada que ver con la sinceridad del hombre que la expresa." Oscar Wilde Comencemos aclarando, el título

Sunk Cost Fallacy - Desperately Wanting The End To Justify The Means

'Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.' —Aubrey de Grey The best way to disarm our biases is to first become aware of them. The

Dissecting the straw man argument.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but a straw man argument is not just any argument you think is bad. A straw man argument is when someone creates a false version

The Political Speech and The Absurd

A short time ago, I was looking for information in Spanish and I found myself by chance with a cartoon about political speeches that gave me enough things to think

Discurso Político y el Absurdo

Fuente de imagen Estaba buscando una información en la web cuando de pronto me encontré con esta caricatura y (además de reírme un buen rato) quedé pensativo sobre