Definition of Fallacies Flashcards
Mind Reading - Making assumptions…
making assumptions about what your partner thinks or feels
Shoulding Ourselves - When you ….
When you believe that you or someone else should’ve behaved in a way that you thought was appropriate, and you may verbally tell them so.
Black / White Thinking - The tendency to simplify …
The tendency to simplify people, events, statements, or things into one of two extreme categories. The world usually has many shades of gray.
Overgeneralizing - Drawing broad …
drawing broad negative conclusions based on limited evidence
selective abstraction - focusing on a single …
focusing on a single negative detail taken out of context, ignoring the more important aspects of the situation
Catastrophizing - The tendency to ….
The tendency to exaggerate how bad things really are. Minor irritants are described as major insults.
Personalization - When you believe …
When you believe bad things are directed specifically to you. It’s the tendency to interpret each experience, conversation, facial expression, as a personal critique, as a clue to your value and worth.
emotional reasoning - What you feel …
What you feel must be true. Your feelings are not tied directly to the events of the world, but to your interpretation of the events of the world.
The Fallacy of Change - You can only …
You can only be happy only if you can change people to be what you want them to be. You have absolutely no control over what others do. You can only control what you do.
Blaming
They quickly look for someone or something else to blame when they make a mistake.
The Fallacy of Fairness - Falsely …
Falsely believing things should always work out fairly
