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Dilemmas and Paradoxes
[ DISCLAIMER ]  When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I sometimes discuss dilemmas and...
Deric Hollings
3 days ago8 min read
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If the Toaster Meant More to You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use  From my youth, I remember the 1987 animated musical fantasy film The Brave Little Toaster ....
Deric Hollings
4 days ago10 min read
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Predictability of Logic
[ DISCLAIMER ]  When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I find it helpful to use...
Deric Hollings
4 days ago6 min read
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Logical Leap
[ DISCLAIMER ]  Imagine that you’re visiting a wooded area and as you’re walking along a trail you hear the sound of pounding hoofbeats....
Deric Hollings
Feb 204 min read
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Logically Inconsistent
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , photographer Sebastian Scheiner , The Associated Press, fair use  When using psychoeducation in regard to...
Deric Hollings
Feb 55 min read
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Putting Toothpaste Back into the Tube
[DISCLAIMER] Sometimes, I speak in generalities—statements or principles having general rather than specific validity. For instance, I...
Deric Hollings
Mar 21, 20245 min read
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Tautology
[DISCLAIMER] A rhetorical tautology may be described as the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be...
Deric Hollings
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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Make it Make Sense
[DISCLAIMER] Kansas City shooting I’ve noticed a trend whereby suspected perpetrators of specific crimes aren’t immediately identified by...
Deric Hollings
Feb 15, 20249 min read
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Syllogism
[DISCLAIMER] A syllogism is a form of argument in which a conclusion is inferred from a set of premises. Often, this logical and...
Deric Hollings
Oct 17, 20235 min read
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Denying the Antecedent
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Cornell West, a black man, has announced his intention to run for the office of the President of the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 18, 20234 min read
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Syllogistic Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Disappointingly, I didn’t learn about logic and reason until I was well into adulthood. Perhaps had...
Deric Hollings
Jul 17, 20234 min read
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Don't Rush Me
[DISCLAIMER] It was nitape’skw who put me on to Jean Grae. Admittedly, I was late to the hip hop party when it came to the early work of...
Deric Hollings
Apr 21, 20239 min read
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Whatever!
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Unique disclaimer I recently watched an episode of the Whatever Podcast and thought the verbal...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
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Logic and Reason
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Logic and reason for REBT practice I’m increasingly aware of how poorly logic and reason are taught...
Deric Hollings
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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Red Wave
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Introduction I often tell people that I’m not the best source for accurate predictions. I’m not a...
Deric Hollings
Nov 5, 202213 min read
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