“Seven Tools for Thinking #3: the ‘surely’ klaxon” Response
In David Didau’s blog post,“Seven Tools for Thinking #3: the ‘surely’ klaxon,” Didau provides us with his third tool that helps us find weaknesses in arguments, known as the surely klaxon. “Often though, what we decide is true is just wishful thinking” (Didau 1). Introducing his third tool, Didau asserts us that our own views, perceived as true, is known as wishful thinking; this is similar to cherry-picking one’s “factual” opinions. Initially stated by Dennett in paragraph 4, “often the word ‘surely’ is as good as a blinking light locating a weak point in the argument.” Surely this can signify a weak point, exhibiting an invalid point of view; however, as I constantly use related
In David Didau’s blog post,“Seven Tools for Thinking #3: the ‘surely’ klaxon,” Didau provides us with his third tool that helps us find weaknesses in arguments, known as the surely klaxon. “Often though, what we decide is true is just wishful thinking” (Didau 1). Introducing his third tool, Didau asserts us that our own views, perceived as true, is known as wishful thinking; this is similar to cherry-picking one’s “factual” opinions. Initially stated by Dennett in paragraph 4, “often the word ‘surely’ is as good as a blinking light locating a weak point in the argument.” Surely this can signify a weak point, exhibiting an invalid point of view; however, as I constantly use related