Well, this one will probably piss everyone off…Today’s Bunker Logic and Reason Lesson is a cognitive bias that might surprise you. Most people know SELF-CENTEREDism as perhaps an unattractive character trait that, at some level, we all exhibit. But did you know that it causes a cognitive bias that can lead all of us into […]
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Bunker Logic and Reason Lesson: DICTO SIMPLICITER FALLACY (Sweeping Generalization)
Today’s Bunker Logic and Reason lesson is the hilariously named Dicto Simpliciter Logical Fallacy, which is more reasonably known as the SWEEPING GENERALIZATION FALLACY. This one is a fallacy you will see just about everywhere on social media every day. First, let me say that, despite what you’ve been told, all generalizations are not fallacious. […]
Bunker Logic and Reason Lessons: The Bystander Effect
Today’s Bunker Logic and Reason lesson is on a cognitive bias called The Bystander Effect. Let’s get to it! The BYSTANDER EFFECT is the social phenomenon of people being less likely to offer assistance or help the more people are available to help. That was awkward! Let me rephrase: The more people there are who […]
