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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
Indiscriminate Killing
[ DISCLAIMER ] *After having received an image takedown notice regarding the picture previously used on this blog entry, this blogpost has been modified to demonstrate good faith compliance with same on October 16, 2025. Take a look at the above-indicated photo that depicts Gaza in the aftermath of a bombing campaign by Israel. What comes to mind as you view the image? I’m not one who subscribes to the idea of people truly being able to empathize with other people, because I
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20234 min read
Representing Lies
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I recently watched Amazon MGM Studio ’s film The Burial and enjoyed it. While viewing the movie,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20235 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
Get Better
[DISCLAIMER] Level of functioning and quality of life Regarding my role as a psychotherapist and as it relates to the practice of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 12, 20237 min read
Women Most Affected
[DISCLAIMER] A platitude may be defined as a remark or statement, especially one with moral content, which has been used too often to be...
Deric Hollings
Oct 11, 20238 min read
When Others Don't Share Your Worldview
[DISCLAIMER] **Hollings Therapy, LLC disavows violence associated with the matters discussed herein. The is-ought problem Niccolò...
Deric Hollings
Oct 10, 20238 min read
You Can't Sit with Us!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use No sweatpants on a Monday There’s a scene in Mean Girls (2004) that depicts character Regina George...
Deric Hollings
Oct 8, 202311 min read
Is This the Way Forward?
[DISCLAIMER] Increasingly, I’ve observed sociopolitical division within the United States (U.S.) heading in a concerning direction. Of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 7, 20239 min read
Arguing Attributes of Ability
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Dispelling perceived criticism Lived experience is loosely defined as knowledge based on one’s...
Deric Hollings
Oct 6, 20239 min read
Hitlerious Irony
[DISCLAIMER] Defining terms Irony may be defined as a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects...
Deric Hollings
Oct 5, 20238 min read
The Path You Accept
[DISCLAIMER] I recall that in early adulthood I came to appreciate “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. In particular, the fourth stanza...
Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20238 min read
Shadowboxin'
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Allow me to demonstrate the special technique of shadowboxing In 1995, GZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan,...
Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20237 min read
Morals and Ethics
[DISCLAIMER] When writing blogposts from a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) perspective, I often state something to the effect...
Deric Hollings
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Not Even Wrong
[DISCLAIMER] Pauli’s dictum Theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli is credited with having originated a dictum related to claims of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 30, 20239 min read
Askhole
[DISCLAIMER] When I first began life coaching in the ‘90s, I thought that helping people related to giving advice. However, once I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 29, 202310 min read
Accidental Racist
[DISCLAIMER] Ladies Love Cool James From his 1985 album Radio, lyricist LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James) contributed to hip hop history...
Deric Hollings
Sep 28, 202314 min read
FOMO
[DISCLAIMER] Fear of missing out, or FOMO, may be described as concern that an exciting or interesting event may occur, often aroused by...
Deric Hollings
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Member Bombs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use In season twenty, episode one of South Park , the audience was introduced to member berries....
Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 20235 min read
Anything
[DISCLAIMER] Unique disclaimer I wouldn’t expect the casual consumer of my blog content to understand material presented in the current...
Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 202310 min read
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