Category: Philosophy

What are the 5 fallacies? 15 Common Logical Fallacies 1) The Straw Man Fallacy 2) The Bandwagon Fallacy 3) The Appeal to Authority Fallacy 4) The False Dilemma Fallacy 5) The Hasty Generalization Fallacy 6) The Slothful Induction Fallacy 7) The Correlation/Causation Fallacy 8) The Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy Is love is a fallacy logical? In […]

Was Einstein a vegan? Einstein was only a strict vegetarian for the last couple years of his life, decades after many of his most important scientific breakthroughs. There are countless records of Einstein eating meat, well into adulthood. What city has the most vegans? Portland Is Clinton still vegan 2020? The former president is now […]

Why do I say literally so much? “literally” is overused, quite often, seemingly without understanding its meaning. “literally” means “(exactly) as written,” i.e. not metaphorically. Because they do not understand the meaning of the word. People will say, “He was literally jumping out of his skin.”. Does literally mean figuratively? Considering that Merriam-Webster has redefined […]

Is the leap of faith possible? One simply cannot perform a Leap of Faith into a haystack the way it is portrayed in the games. Its suicide, simple. Even grabbing a ledge after slipping from viewpoint tower is impossible. What does a huge leap of faith mean? an act of believing something that is not […]

How do I know the height of an image? You then multiply the height of the object by the magnification: If m>1, the height of the image will be how ever many times larger the magnification is. if m<1, the height of the image will be how every many times smaller the magnification is. If […]

What is buying on speculation? Speculation is the buying of an asset or financial instrument with the hope that the price of the asset or financial instrument will increase in the future. They also tend to be more active market traders – often seeking to profit from short-term price fluctuations – as opposed to being […]

Who is known as the father of behaviorism? Considered the father of Behaviorism, B.F. Skinner was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard from 1959 to 1974. He completed his PhD in psychology at Harvard in 1931. He studied the phenomenon of operant conditioning in the eponymous Skinner Box, still used today. What is […]

What president said the buck stops here? But when the decision is up before you — and on my desk I have a motto which says The Buck Stops Here’ — the decision has to be made.” In his farewell address to the American people given in January 1953, President Truman referred to this concept […]

What is the opposite of fatalism? fatalism(noun) Antonyms: freedom, indeterminism, free will. Synonyms: determinism, predeterminism, predestination. What is fatalism in sociology? Fatalism can more generally be defined as the propensity of individuals or groups to believe that their destinies are ruled by an unseen power or are played out inevitably rather than by their will. […]

How long does it take to climb Mont Ventoux? 4 hours Why there are no trees on the top of Mont Ventoux? Flora and fauna Originally forested, Mont Ventoux was systematically stripped of trees from the 12th century onwards to serve the demands of the shipbuilders of the naval port of Toulon. How hard is […]