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Quick overview of LaTeX system,

Simple example and

Instructions how to Install LaTeX on Windows and Ubuntu

https://www.glukhov.org/post/2024/11/latex-install-overview/

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Interesting longread about embeddings models for RAG

https://dasroot.net/posts/2024/09/embedding-models-in-rag/

#LLM #AI #RAG

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Reduction to Absurdity - Definition and Examples - Logical Fallacy

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Appeal to Novelty Fallacy with Examples

Western culture includes a strong memeplex implying that new things are superior to old things. Westerners believe in progress and have experienced scientific advances which lead to westerners getting many new products and benefiting from new processes which we value. Sometimes we hope desperately that further scientific advance will solve problems like global warming. Advertising encourages us to believe that new is better even when the main novelty is in packaging.

Appeal to Novelty fallacy is using those attitudes to push arguments with such logical fallacy type of reasoning .

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Lists of logical fallacies

We prepared several lists for you:

Alphabetical list of logical fallacies - just plain alphabetical.

List of Syllogistic fallacies - with definitions and examples

List of Formal Fallacies - same, with definitions and examples

List of Informal Fallacies - grouped by classes

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Logical Fallacy, Disinformation, and the Dissolution of Truth

The biggest obstacle we face today is divisiveness. The second biggest obstacle is misinformation, which prevents unity, and the third obstacle is logical fallacy.

Read our new article with logical fallacies examples from politics and real life

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Logical Fallacy: Appeal to Authority

Appeal to Authority fallacy happens when arguer instead of proofing their point with arguments referring to a third party

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Logical Fallacy: Fallacy of Division

Fallacy of Division is the logical fallacy related to inductions in part-whole relationship.Here are definitions, examples types and short history.

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Appeal to emotions Logical Fallacy

https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/appeal-to-emotions/

We tried to get together all kinds of this fallacy with their examples, enjoy

CONTENTS

Definition

Appeal to Fear or Consequences

Appeal to Guilt

Appeal to Ridicule

Appeal to Anger

Appeal to Spite

Appeal to Disgust

Appeal to Flattery

Appeal to Pity

Appeal to Patriotism

Pooh-pooh

Wishful thinking

Playing the Nazi card

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Begging the Question - like Circular Reasoning but with a twist

We have published a new article: Begging the Question Fallacy.

There are definitions, comparison to  Circular Reasoning and several examples.

https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/begging-the-question/

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Fallacy of Composition - Definition and Examples

Hi All!We've published new article about logical fallacies: Fallacy of Composition - Definition and Examples.Three main types of this fallacy described, and some economic paradoxes. Enjoy!

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Examples of False Dilemma Logical Fallacy

"You are with us or you are against us" is a very common example of False Dichotomy. False Dilemma Logical Fallacy is a type of argument, when removing an option from the list. that's why it's also called No Middle Ground or black-and white fallacy.Read more: False Dilemma Logical Fallacy

Only two pills?

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Logical Fallacy: Argumentum Ad Hominem

She's just a schoolgirl! How can she understand anything about global warming?

That type of talk is Personal Attack / Argumentum Ad Hominem -  when in discussion you are shifting argument from topic to the person.

In this article we are showing  types of personal attacks together with examples

- Argumentum Ad Hominem circumstantial/Guilt by association

- Ad Personam

- Kafka-trapping

- Traitorous critic fallacy

- Ad Hominem Tu Quoque

- Poisoning the well

- Tone policing

Enjoy!

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New review of Australian news grouped by logical fallacies in comments.

Enjoy!

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Have a read about another king of fallacious reasoning - Anecdotal Evidence, also called Hasty Generalization Fallacy.Several variants of this fallacy described with definition and examples.

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Name Calling Fallacy

Hi! We’ve just published an article about name-calling logical fallacy and how it relates to identity politics: Name Calling Ad Hominem Examples. There are definitions, types and examples from recent Australian Media