Logical Fallacies and How to Think Rightly

What does it mean to think the way God thinks? In this episode, Michael and Wade work through the three foundational laws of logic and over a dozen logical fallacies — walking through real-world examples from social media, politics, parenting, and theology. Whether you're a pastor, a parent, or just someone who spends time on Twitter, this episode will equip you to reason more clearly, argue more honestly, and think more like the God who made the world.

[00:00] — Introduction & episode overview

[04:05] — Why Christians should care about logic: to think logically is to think the way God thinks

[06:37] — Logic vs. emotion: reason and affections are not enemies

[18:25] — The Three Laws of Logic

[19:51] Law of Identity

[22:11] Law of Non-Contradiction

[30:15] Law of the Excluded Middle

[32:23] — What is a logical fallacy? Informal vs. formal fallacies explained

[38:27] — Informal Fallacies

[38:27] Ad Hominem

[41:06] Bulverism (C.S. Lewis)

[43:06] Ad Baculum — appeal to fear/threats

[44:02] Ad Populum — bandwagon/popularity

[45:50] Argument from Incredulity — "I just can't believe..."

[47:48] Chronological Snobbery — "right side of history"

[49:03] Ad Ignorantiam — appeal to ignorance

[49:43] Straw Man — and when to steel-man instead

[57:02] Distinction Without a Difference

[58:39] Composition Fallacy — part-to-whole

[59:53] Loaded Question Fallacy

[60:35] — Formal Fallacies

[60:49] Petitio Principii — circular reasoning

[63:17] Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc — correlation vs. causation

[64:49] Affirming the Consequent

[64:58] Bifurcation — false dichotomy

[68:41] Fallacy of Compromise — the false middle

[72:15] — Closing: think the way God thinks

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Resources mentioned in this episode

• C.S. Lewis — Mere Christianity (Bulverism)

• C.S. Lewis — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Law of the Excluded Middle / Professor Kirk)

• Jonathan Edwards — Religious Affections

• David Platt — Radical (False Dichotomy example)

• Ravi Zacharias — Story about Hindu-American student (Law of Non-Contradiction)

• Rob Bell — Love Wins trailer (Argument from Incredulity)

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