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Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies are common accusations and practices on Reddit. Fake or deceptive arguments, "junk cognition," (arguments that seem irrefutable but prove nothing), the highlighting of errors in reasoning to undermine the logic of your argument, or irrelevant points made deliberately to derail your comment, Reddit has them all! Thankfully, help is on hand. These are incredibly easy to follow illustrated guides to help you shape your responses.
Beginner’s guide to Academic Discourse
A Chart of every Cognitive Bias
These terms are commonly used in arguments throughout Reddit to try to prove someone else wrong, as if they were ammo to throw around “madlibs” style whenever someone says something that someone else disagrees with or suspects of having a bias. It has been said that “considering an argument invalid or arguing that an argument is invalid because it contains a fallacy, is a fallacy in and of itself” and that is a whole rabbit hole in itself[1].
1: https://iep.utm.edu/fallacy/
Of course, you could also just say “no u”[2] or even “eat pant”[3] and scroll away. But where��s the fun in that?
2: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no%20u
3: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bootleg-bart
Serious and academic discussion on cognitive biases can be found on r/psychology, r/askscience and r/cognitivescience.
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