I believe the “one of us/one of them” is a bias that comes up daily. We tend to over
simplify issues, and polarize concepts. Often times people don’t want to hear your
stance on an issue, they want to fast-forward to the end so they can hear
“progressive” or “conservative”. We as human beings are more nuanced, much
more complicated than broad brush strokes can paint. I try to stay open minded as
much as possible, I myself am not without fault.#
The “ad hominem fallacy” seems to follow us form grade school all the way through
our entire lives. At a point when one side cannot find a reasonable response to facts,
they attack the person instead. Making statements that tear down a presenter top
then make the point everything they have stated must also be wrong. Clearly
knowing that someone has to stoop so low makes me reason that the person
committing the ad hominem fallacy has something to fear.
Logical fallacies have been an interesting topic for skeptics. Having a healthy thirst
to ask questions often leads to a good skill of spotting logical fallacies. An appeal to
nature fallacy being one of my all time dreaded arguments. Same as the appeal to
age fallacy, these often used to reinforce ancient remedies or homeopathic
medicine.
