Most of us fall prey to logical fallacies, usually many times a day. However, clear thinking and analysis is crucial for making sense of all that affects us in our writing careers, our personal relationships, our interactions with our political system, and our daily decisions, large and small.
This infographic clearly and succinctly lays out 24 of the most common logical fallacies. I’m sure you’ll see several that you commit regularly. I certainly did.
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Your Take
Which of these biases is a substantial problem for you? How can a better understanding of these biases help you in your writing career and your life overall?
Just world hypothesis, for sure. I’m constantly amazed by how wrong I am that the world is just. Then I get outraged by it. I spend a bit too much time trying to figure out why people would act any way other than fairly.
And I fight my own nature, which is the reactance bias. 😉
Identifying our biases is the first step in overcoming them!
Probably all of them at one time or another and to one degree or another. Like Lori, I believe in a just world – actually a just universe despite evidence… these days I just work not to lean on it too hard.
At some point in my life I’ve committed all of these, and some I still do — although I’m working on them!
Hi John,
This is a great infographic. Thank you for sharing it on your blog. It does indeed show that we as humans are flawed by nature. But by working hard toward being better and acknowledging our mishaps, we may have a chance of growing intellectually. It’s not easy to accept some facts when they go against beliefs we hold dear to us, but admitting that inability is in itself a step toward evolving.
Thanks again for sharing this!
I often find myself coming up against confirmation bias as a writer, but I’ve always found it very important not to give into it. If I can’t find reliable sources to support a claim then I have to scrap it. Very helpful infographic…thank you John!