Reason

"If you want to make someone hate
you, explain to them logically why they are wrong."
~J. Badlock

Rationalism

Syllogism

Fallacies

Confirmation Bias

Deduction

Induction

Infinite Regress

Vested Interest

Ad misericordiam

• You always win these arguments. Can't you let me win just once?

Ad hominem

• You claim that Tim is innocent, but why should we listen to you? You are a criminal too.

Hasty Generalization

• Fred the Australian stole my wallet. All Australians are thieves.

Appeal to Authority

• It must be true, Mr. Wright said so.

Unpalatable Consequences

• You must believe in God, otherwise life has no meaning.

Loaded Language

• By rejecting God, you are rejecting goodness, kindness, and love itself.

Appeal to Common Practice

• Political corruption is just a way of life; there's no point in complaining.

Straw Man

• Evolutionists say that life came about by chance-how ridiculous

False Dilemna

• America: love it or leave it.

Ad ignorantiam

• God must exist because it is impossible to prove that he doesn't.

Ad bacculam

• If you don't turn to religion you will face eternal damnation.

Contradiction in Terms

• I do not exist.

Circular Arguments

• God exists because the Bible says that he does; and the Bible is God's own truth.

False cause

• Smokers get bad grades; to improve yours you had better give up
• (correlation does not imply causation)

To what extent does reason play a role in our appreciation of the arts?

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• subjective
• reason can show us that an artist has technical skill
• Confirmation bias

How can reason be used to gain knowledge from indigenous knowledge systems?

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• Home Remedies and natural cures

how can reason be used to gain knowledge from the human sciences?

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• deductive reasoning in experiments
• Physchology reveals fallacies

To what extent can we use reason to gain religious knowledge?

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• Faith not proved by reason
• Don't need facts
• Faith is "the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).
• Chris Stefanick video:

How do we use reasoning to solve problems in mathematics?

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• rational thoughts
• proofs
• Circular reasoning
• No emotion or connotative language

To what extent do we use reason to determine ethical boundaries?

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• Common practice
• Authority worship

How can we use reason to solve problems in the natural sciences?

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• deductive reasoning
• objective

TO what extent can we apply reason or logic to the events of history?

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• do the facts make sense logically
• "Written by winners"
• Loaded language