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The best way to avoid human error is with checklists and record keeping. Checklists help you keep your procedure on track, and records help you understand what that procedure did for you. A checklist can be in your head so long as you remember to go through it everyday, and record keeping is...

Yes, and I think that is a pretty easy position to arrive at in existential matters, as knowledge is a subset of belief. We either have knowledge of something or we do not. If we do not, I remain agnostic. I may or may not also withhold belief as well.

Well, you haven't pinned down the logical error, but you are very correct in that this error contributes greatly to the placebo effect. Many people do not understand that the placebo effect is largely a collection of mistakes and statistical phenomena we cannot control for. So while you...

Ha, no doubt. And none of it really helps you anticipate what you'll get except in the broadest sense. I've had it go both ways. Most of the time you do not get what you thought you would, but once in a while you end up getting a fair bit more than you thought. When you grow the same stain...

Just a reminder, we must also consider what the genetics of the strain are capable of producing under such conditions. BLG is expected to produce (Inddoor Yield: 400-800 gr/m2) which is under optimal conditions.

Okay, this one is a little harder. 1) John was a marathon runner. After starting to drink wheat grass juice John had the best marathon time of his life by far. The next race was not as good, but still better than usual. Soon John was finishing at his normal time again despite continuing his...

It's an exercise in critical thinking. Simply knowing the names of fallacies is often not sufficient in helping us spot them in real-world arguments. This game is meant to encourage people to consider the structure and context of the logic.

Yes, that is exactly correct. Rather than point to evidence for support, these arguments point to ignorance. Anytime the burden of proof is shifted, an argument from ignorance has been made. Let's break them down: 1) Prehistoric creatures such as Megalodon must exist in today's oceans...

Yes, but plenty of scientific theories make assumptions. When those assumptions operate on bad logic, they can be thrown out. So, what are the assumptions in the examples using for support?

1) Prehistoric creatures such as Megalodon exist in today's oceans because we have only explored a tiny fraction of what's down there. 2) We do not have any evidence of alien visitors or spacecraft, therefore aliens do not exist. 3) Chi and other healing energies are real because science has...

Yes! This was argument from popularity. The popularity of a belief has no bearing on its truth value. No matter how many people believe Elvis is alive, he's still dead. http://www.fallacyfiles.org/bandwagn.html

CFLs can be just fine for flowering depending on what you want from your grow. Most people want the most yield possible, but not everyone. Different people have different goals, and there is nothing wrong with not going balls-out your first grow. It's also not a case of one vs the other...

Missed it by that much! Notice the first argues not that psychics are real because celebrities say they are (endorsement), but that psychics are real because celebrities use them. It's a subtle difference for sure, but combined with the other examples it should give you the answer.

https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-fallacy-game-name-the-logical-fallacy.888422/

The first one is very easy to give an idea of how the game is played. The point of the fallacy game is to practice spotting fallacies and to spark discussion more so than to test knowledge. If you think my answers or explanations are off the mark, feel free to speak up. Remember that all...

That's cool. The point of the fallacy game is to spark discussion more so than to test knowledge. The exact categorization for some fallacies is still very much open for debate, so it's good to explore and talk about them. I feel I should probably start a new thread so as not to derail the...

I'm asking if you guys want to play the fallacy game. I give you three unrelated arguments, all of which employ different versions of the same fallacy, and you tell me what it is.

Oh I realize your question left room for something other than an intelligent creator. I was simply offering a rant. Who's up for a round of "name the logical fallacy"?

I do have to say that if the universe does have some sort of intelligent creator, I can totally understand why it hides any evidence of its existence. It created a beautiful and amazing shit hole, where something as precious as a kitten can develop a blockage in its urinary tract and die a...

In the category of songs that should be featured in Walking Dead.