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“Author discussed what he calls the "narrative fallacy." This refers to our "limited ability" to look at a sequence of facts "without weaving an…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Illusions as bad as mine make people aware of the fallacies of visual information and the pleasure to be derived from such fallacies.

— Vik Muniz

There is nothing more effectual in showing us the weakness of any habitual fallacy or assumption than to hear it sympathetically through the ears,…

— Margaret Oliphant

“It is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient…

— H.L. Mencken

Cognitive psychology tells us that the unaided human mind is vulnerable to many fallacies and illusions because of its reliance on its memory for…

— Steven Pinker

“Without awareness of common pitfalls such as confirmation bias, positive-outcome bias, and subjective validation, a person trained in logic and fallacy detection is easily…

— Robert Carroll

The population suffers from a fear of change, for their conditioning assumes a static identity, and challenging ones belief system, usually results in insult…

— Peter Joseph

We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.

— George W. Bush

“Like toddlers and tyrants, we are quick to take our own stories for the infallible truth, and to dismiss as wrongheaded or wicked anyone…

— Kathryn Schulz

“Sometimes your fall is not caused by your enemies, but it is caused by your stupid actions, behavior, and bad attitude.”

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

Simple perception then is a fallacy. Besides the conscious prejudices that we are aware of imposing on the world, there are a thousand subconscious…

— Colin Wilson