straw man

In December 2023, the Vatican released a document regarding pastoral blessings, which was promptly weaponized by countless Christians against the Pope, many of whom likely did not bother to read the document itself. News media was filled with headlines of this declaration and reports of dissension within the RCC church herself.

I am not a Roman Catholic, but I started to wonder how much truth was found in these accusations, so I decided to read the document itself. It's not even that long. I was sadly not surprised to find that once again a Straw Man had been erected and publicly excoriated.

Once again, in an attempt to stay faithful to Jesus, it looks like we have resorted to tactics Jesus never would have used. Christians, we must not wage war as the world does.

Here's the document, if you'd like to read it yourself.

https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20231218_fiducia-supplicans_en.html

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Presenting a 2-part special on the topic of logic and fallacies. Here in part 1, we'll be going over what logic is and isn't, why Satanists should care about this topic, and finally an introduction to logical fallacies.

Suggested sites:
https://infidels.org/library/modern/constructing-a-logical-argument 
https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com

00:00 - Intro / Why cover this?
06:05 - Why Logic?
08:51 - Logic intro, what logic isn't, relevance to Satanists
15:40 - What logic is
16:58 - Inductive Reasoning
18:32 - No, it's not faith
21:38 - Inductive Reasoning, continued
26:31 - Deductive reasoning: propositions & premises
32:27 - Deductive reasoning: Inference & conclusion
32:46 - Deductive reasoning: summary / example / set theory & circles
40:55 - Deductive reasoning: result types
44:03 - Fallacies: Intro
50:33 - Fallacies: Straw Man
52:58 - Fallacies: Personal Incredulity
53:38 - Fallacies: Black & White / Hoyle's / Argument from Ignorance
59:06 - Fallacies: Shifting the Burden of Proof

Skeptoid responds to some feedback emails notable for their dependence on straw man arguments.

An examination of many of the most common logical fallacies.