Wednesday, July 11, 2012

9 probable fallacies


  1. If he knew my secrets, he would find me too complex.
  2. If only one person is interested, that means I'm settling for the only thing I'm being offered.
  3. Similar education, politics, and religion are indicators of compatibility. (Extra bonus example of fallaciousness: Whether these things are similar or different is unknown.)
  4. Once something is started, it can't be stopped without bitterness apparent for all to see.
  5. Having a large group of strange-quaintances know about my personal life is bad.
  6. My friends will think he's not good enough.
  7. He won't be able to relate to my friends.
  8. He won't be able to relate to me.
  9. Letting someone care gives him the power to destroy me.
Here I am: jumping the gun.

4 comments:

  1. To me this is more shooting yourself in the foot than it is jumping the gun.

    -m

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  2. 1. Of course it is.
    2. Haven't actually been asked out by said person.
    3. Both involve feet and firearms.

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  3. Yes, but if your foot's been shot you can't even jump. :\

    Re: 2, you can do the asking out (if you want to and are able/willing to remove the "probable" from your blog post title).

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  4. Rewrite:
    If he knew my secrets, he would find me [fascinating and intriguing].
    If only one person is interested, that means [nothing significant; it could be just a timing thing].
    Similar education, politics, and religion are [sometimes] indicators of compatibility [but haven’t told me anything useful about compatibility in past dating relationships].
    Once something is started, it [doesn’t have to end badly if it ends – lots of people turn casual dating into platonic friendships].
    Having a large group of strange-quaintances know about my personal life is bad. [Forming relationships is not that personal – most people do it. It doesn’t have to something you broadcast.]
    My friends [should not determine who I date].
    He [doesn’t need to be able to] relate to my friends [but if he & I hit it off, it’s likely he will hit it off with my friends, too].
    He won't be able to relate to me. [But if that happens, that’s OK.]
    Letting someone care gives [him the chance to love me].

    ::hugs::

    -m

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