Of Fallacies

Since the Analytical Skills course, fallacy (a word most haven’t heard of previously) is hanging on the lips of everyone.

The first time I heard it, I was amused. It’s always amusing to hear someone bring academics into daily life, to apply it and feel it in all its practicality. Such practicality unimaginable when studying it.

The second time I heard it, I was still amused. Wow, the trend’s catching up pretty quickly. Now isn’t that cute? People are saying it as though they’re the first.

But upon excessive usage, it lost its novelty and became as predictable as bad drama. Yeah yeah, I know you’re really knowledgeable about fallacies and I know you can spot one when you see it. But I’m sure every other nutcase around here can name half a dozen offhand.

Then, it started getting on my nerves when every argument is slapped with the name of a fallacy. Well, for one, I am a very fallacious person. Fallacies are spilled all over my writings and speech. It irks me to have my arguments dismissed simply because I do not make some technical requirement and especially when the dismisser knew very well what I was trying to put across.

So please, humour me. My pride and ego makes me want to believe that I really do still make sense.