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Common cognitive distortion #5
discounting positives: you claim that the positive things you or others do
are trivial "that's what wives are supposed to do so it doesn't count when
she's nice to me"
,Appeal to Pity (Ad Misericordiam) fallacy
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attempts to support a conclusion merely by evoking pity in ones audience
when the statements that evoke the pity are logically unrelated to the
conclusion.
distorted thinking & fallacious reasoning
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can lead to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction.
Common cognitive distortion #11
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emotional reasoning: you let your feelings guide your interpretation of
reality "I feel depressed; therefore, my marriage is not working out."
famous five: modus ponens
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, if P then Q
P
therefore Q
being intellectually virtuous leads to what
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Actively considering the attitudes in traits you are attributing to others.
q
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consequent
Common Cognitive Distortion #3
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Catastrophizing: you believe that what has happened or will happen will be
so awful and unbearable that you won't be able to stand it. you take a
typical negative event and make into a horrible nightmare. "it would be
terrible if i failed"
A strong argument has this essential feature
Common cognitive distortion #5
discounting positives: you claim that the positive things you or others do
are trivial "that's what wives are supposed to do so it doesn't count when
she's nice to me"
,Appeal to Pity (Ad Misericordiam) fallacy
Give this one a try later!
attempts to support a conclusion merely by evoking pity in ones audience
when the statements that evoke the pity are logically unrelated to the
conclusion.
distorted thinking & fallacious reasoning
Give this one a try later!
can lead to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction.
Common cognitive distortion #11
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emotional reasoning: you let your feelings guide your interpretation of
reality "I feel depressed; therefore, my marriage is not working out."
famous five: modus ponens
Give this one a try later!
, if P then Q
P
therefore Q
being intellectually virtuous leads to what
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Actively considering the attitudes in traits you are attributing to others.
q
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consequent
Common Cognitive Distortion #3
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Catastrophizing: you believe that what has happened or will happen will be
so awful and unbearable that you won't be able to stand it. you take a
typical negative event and make into a horrible nightmare. "it would be
terrible if i failed"
A strong argument has this essential feature
