top of page
Blog Reminder
Please be mindful of the fact that if you subscribe to or comment on this blog, others may be able to see the name and/or contact details you enter. If you are uncomfortable with the self-initiated release of your name, you are encouraged to consider this reminder and use whatever option serves you best. Solicitation, marketing, botting, and other web-scraping subscriptions will be removed.
Appeal to Authority
[ DISCLAIMER ] Celestial authority As a child, I learned of Mount Olympus, which according to one source relates to, “Ancient Greek...
Deric Hollings
Oct 21, 20237 min read
Appeal to Hypocrisy
[DISCLAIMER] Recently, I posted an entry entitled Ad Hominem that related to argumentum ad hominem (also known as a personal attack,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Straw Man
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine the following fictional conversation between two people: Person 1: Given how quickly things escalated when Hamas...
Deric Hollings
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Non Sequitur
[DISCLAIMER] One of the logical fallacies I used to frequently violate was that of the non sequitur fallacy. Per one source, “A non...
Deric Hollings
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Red Herring
[DISCLAIMER] In a recent interview, President Joe Biden was asked about the position of the United States in regards to the 2023...
Deric Hollings
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Name-Calling
[DISCLAIMER] Though easy to confuse with the logical fallacy of ad hominem attacks on a person’s level of knowledge or ability,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 15, 20233 min read
Ad Hominem
[DISCLAIMER] One form of argumentation that is often mistaken for the logical fallacy of name-calling, or labeling, is argumentum ad...
Deric Hollings
Oct 15, 20234 min read
Appeal to Emotion
[DISCLAIMER] **Graphic descriptions of death contained herein Logical fallacy Logical fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will...
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20237 min read
False Equivalence
[DISCLAIMER] Lately, I’ve noticed use of a logical fallacy by politicians, members of the Mockingbird media, and others who spread...
Deric Hollings
Oct 13, 20234 min read
Proof by Intimidation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use By the time I began graduate studies for social work, I already maintained a Master of Arts in...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20234 min read
Apex Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] In my spare time, I enjoy learning about logical fallacies—common errors in reasoning which undermine the logic of an...
Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 20234 min read
Sunk-Cost Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] Beliefs and their impact Have you ever been excited to do something that ultimately wasn’t helpful or healthy for you? If...
Deric Hollings
Jun 6, 20237 min read
Touching a False Dichotomy
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Untouchable When I was an adolescent I was given the title “untouchable” from a group of knucklehead...
Deric Hollings
Nov 14, 20226 min read
The Steel Man Technique
[DISCLAIMER] Take a look at this room. Is it racist? You didn’t misread that. I’m asking if the room in this photo is racist. I don’t...
Deric Hollings
Aug 15, 20228 min read
bottom of page