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Intellectual dishonesty (view source)
Revision as of 03:00, September 24, 2013
, 03:00, September 24, 2013When evidence supports your position, make your argument based on the evidence, but when it argues against your position, ignore the evidence and appeal to emotion
Intellectual dishonesty often arises when incentives exist for people to advocate stances that they know to be wrong. For instance, handlers{{who}} of political candidates may encourage them to adopt positions that will be popular with the people, regardless of what their personal opinions may be.
Intellectual dishonesty often arises when incentives exist for people to advocate stances that they know to be wrong. For instance, handlers{{who}} of political candidates may encourage them to adopt positions that will be popular with the people, regardless of what their personal opinions may be.
*There is a tradition in politics that is similar to one in the legal profession: When evidence supports your position, make your argument based on the evidence, but when it argues against your position, ignore the evidence and appeal to emotion. [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/09/20/climate-change-cultists-vs-scientific-evidence/]
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