Episode 011 looks at logical fallacies Spurious Superficiality, ad Hominem (abusive), and ad Hominem (circumstantial).
Category: Thinking & Doing
Blunt Instrument, Importance of Fun, & Terrible People (13m) – Episode 010
Episode 010 looks at protecting yourself from someone swinging a blunt instrument at you; the importance of having fun to mental health; and why it’s a bad idea to spend so much time watching the worst that humanity has to offer.
How to Stop Overthinking: Stoicism and Control (11m) – Episode 009
Episode 009 looks at an article from MullingMinds.com titled, “How to Stop Overthinking: Stoicism and Control” and written in June 2020. The article explores the advice by Epictetus to worry only about those things which are in our control.
Complexity Simplistic, Induction, Standards, & Information (21m) – Episode 008
Episode 008 looks at the Complexity Simplistic logical fallacy, Inductive thinking, setting and using proper standards, and taking care when obtaining information from popular and social media.
Liberty or Death (13m) – Episode 007
Episode 007 looks at an article by Ricardo Guaderrama titled, “Liberty or Death” and written in March 2019. The article explores our sphere of freedom even under the most oppressive of circumstances.
Irrelevant Conclusion Fallacy, Availability Bias, & Power of Reaction (23m) – Episode 006
Episode 006 looks at the Irrelevant Conclusion (ignoratio elenchi) fallacy, Availability Bias, our power to control our reaction to the seeming offenses of other people, and powering down your microwave for more even heating.
Star Trek: Kirk, McCoy, Spock, & Stoicism (16m) – Episode 005
Episode 005 is a look at Star Trek characters Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, and Commander Spock as they relate to Stoicism, as written about by Jen Farren in February 2014.
Moving the Goalposts, the Problem of Averages, & Good For the Hive (23m) – Episode 004
Episode 004 looks at the fallacy called Moving the Goalposts, the Problem of Averages, if what is good for the hive is always good for the individual, and the importance of chatting with customer support instead of calling.
Why Logic is Important (18m) – Episode 003
Episode 003 looks at why logic is important utilizing an article written by JW Gray in 2013 at the blog “Ethical Realism”.
Exclusive Premises Fallacy, Social Loafing Effect, & Emotional Freakouts (26m) – Episode 002
Episode 002 looks at the syllogistic Fallacy of Exclusive Premises, the Social Loafing effect, whether big emotional meltdowns relieve suffering; and the best way to rebook a cancelled flight at the airport.