As some will know I spend time on certain social media forums. The reasons have been explained before but I will again just in case someone has stupidly forgotten or won’t take the time to find out.
Statement of intent
I spend time there observing human thought processes. No – I’m not ‘psychoanalysing’ or psychiatrising anybody. I’m not there to diagnose anyone. My interest in human thought began about 50 years ago in my early teens – hence my other big interest in logical fallacies. I wasn’t a psychiatrist 50 years ago, obviously. My entry to psychiatry was by strange twists in history that will be in my book, ‘Guilty by Reason of Sanity‘. My prime interest throughout has been in philosophy to the extent that I do not identify with being ‘a psychiatrist’. Enough explanation – if you don’t have a dog to bathe, garbage to put out, Instagram to check, or any other ‘arse-scratching’ activity – only then you should click the video below. And I do not give a flying flamingo if you will view it later. But if you do, then scroll below the video – as there is more!
He’s still at it!!
Analysis (not psychanalysis)
- Relevance Fallacies:
- Appeal to Fear (Argumentum ad Metum): Suggesting that deportation to Rwanda is an effective deterrent relies on creating fear rather than presenting a logical argument regarding immigration policies.
- Straw Man: The claim that critics are constantly criticising the government without offering solutions misrepresents the arguments of the critics, simplifying and distorting them to make them easier to attack.
- Presumption Fallacies:
- False Dilemma (Bifurcation): The statement presents a false dichotomy by implying that the only choices are either the government’s current policy or complete inaction, ignoring other potential solutions.
- Hasty Generalisation: The quick assumption that the government’s approach is the only viable solution without considering other possibilities or evidence falls under this subcategory.
- Fallacies of Ambiguity:
- Equivocation: There might be an element of equivocation in the use of terms like “solutions” and “criticism,” where these words may carry multiple meanings that are not clearly distinguished, leading to a misleading argument.
- Informal Fallacies:
- Personal Incredulity: The opening remark, “I don’t care what the rest of the world thinks,” can be seen as an informal fallacy where the individual’s lack of concern or understanding is used as a basis for dismissing broader global perspectives or criticisms.
- Inductive Fallacies:
- Lack of Evidence: The statement asserts that certain policies are solutions without providing evidence to support these claims, making it an inductive fallacy.
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