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Justification

[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, fair use There’s a scene in the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender...

Deric Hollings

Mar 47 min read

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

Logically Inconsistent

[ 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. When using psychoeducation in regard to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite people to consider propositions which are rational—in accordance with both logic and reason . When demonstrating this lesson, I often use syllogisms . For example,

Deric Hollings

Feb 55 min read

Putting Toothpaste Back into the Tube

[ DISCLAIMER ] Sometimes, I speak in generalities—statements or principles having general rather than specific validity. For instance,...

Logical Fallacies

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Mar 21, 20245 min read

Make it Make Sense

[DISCLAIMER] Kansas City shooting I’ve noticed a trend whereby suspected perpetrators of specific crimes aren’t immediately identified by...

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Feb 15, 20249 min read

Appeal to Pity

[ DISCLAIMER ] As matters escalate at Texas’ southern border, I’ve heard many examples of appeals to pity. Regarding this fallacy, one...

Logical Fallacies

Deric Hollings

Feb 6, 20243 min read

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

Appeal to Emotion

[DISCLAIMER] **Graphic descriptions of death contained herein Logical fallacy Logical fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will...

Logical Fallacies

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

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Oct 14, 20234 min read