Difference between revisions of "Fallacies Of Philosophy"
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== Glittering Generalities Of Propaganda == | == Glittering Generalities Of Propaganda == | ||
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| + | Very often, a philosophical statement omits qualifiers. This has the horrible effect of permitting interpretation as stating a universal. We are often expected to accept such universals because of some specific evidence, but that begs the problem of induction. This is a widely used principle of propaganda, the glittering generality. | ||
"Free To Choose" | "Free To Choose" | ||
| − | * Who | + | * Who? |
| − | * Is how free | + | * Is how free? |
| − | * To choose what kinds of things | + | * To choose what kinds of things? |
| − | * From what limited set of choices | + | * From what limited set of choices? |
| − | * Under what conditions | + | * Under what conditions? |
| − | "I have a right." | + | "I have a right." |
| + | * To what? | ||
| + | * For what purpose? | ||
| + | * Limited by? | ||
| + | * A right against whom? | ||
| + | * At what costs to others? | ||
| + | * Claimed by? | ||
| + | * Known because? | ||
| + | * Created by? | ||
| + | * Enforced by? | ||
