Thought Experiments/ More
Biblical story that underscores the power of language.
Tower of Babel
Direct translation of logos.
Word
When do we define something as different?
Ship of Theseus
Logic that starts with specific circumstances.
Inductive.
Learn from the failures as well as the successes.
Survivor's Bias
Logic that starts with general truths.
Deductive
Do not disapprove of something before you know its purpose.
Chesterton's Fence.
An abbreviated syllogism.
Enthymeme
Which is the most useful Thought Experiment?
Chesterton's Fence
Write out all three questions you are supposed to ask yourself when you encounter a statistic or study.
Are they representing the information fairly?
Is there any important stat or fact that they are leaving out?
Does the study or statistic prove what they want it to prove?