| inclusion | treating something as part of a bigger whole. | pg. 413 “We only want to suggest as many not unreasonable hypothesis as possible. many of them, no doubt, will have been rejected. But some of them have opened doors to other research.” |
He is basically saying that even though a lot of the hypotheses from the book don't really make sense, they lead you to question life and see life differently which is important |
| Appeal to Ignorance | something is true because there is no evidence for it. | There is no citations or evidence at the back of the book, only quotes from different people about the matter at hand. | |
| Appeal to misleading authority | using an authority to affirm a conclusion when the authority is not expert enough, in the context, to assure the conclusion. | Throughout the book he uses various sources to affirm what he is trying to say,, like bring another person will make it any more true. | |
| Loci | Quality | the rare and unique is better | This book thrives off of what is unique and what is unknown. |
| Hierarchies | Abstract | Hierarchy of abstract values. | |
| Heterogenous | An accepted order of non-quantitative items, ex. “true is superior to good” | ||
| Facts/truths | Supposed | Probable |
Friday, February 17, 2017
The Morning of the Magicians
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Sounds solid overall - a classic case of Conspiracy nuts babbling about, no less. All of these fallacies are common in Conspiracy Theories and other BS. If I may ask, what kind of Abstract Hierarchies are present, and what "supposed truths" are in the book?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Josh here. The book seems to rely a lot on theories and ideas rather than cold, hard facts. It seems that this book is for the more curious reader who wants to learn more about this subject, but would rather listen to vivid stories and convoluted opinions.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time in the table put what each thing is whether it is a argument and if it is a premise or premise modifier like the original table to make it easier to explain. It helps me in writing up how I'm going to go down the list and then list my argument at the end so maybe it will help you as well in your presentation. Besides that everything else is perfect and ready to go.
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