Example of False Thinking

Thought is everything that is produced by the mind. Logic makes a study of thought and the operations of reasoning that produce it.

When a person performs the action of thinking, he puts in his mind a series of images or ideas that are familiar to him, either from having seen them or having lived them; with these mental images the action of thinking is carried out and from this it is possible that the person establish a series of relationships between images and thoughts, leading to a conclusion or new knowledge.

Thoughts can be classified as valid or correct and invalid also known as incorrect. A valid thought is one that complies with the laws of logic, regardless of its validity or falsity, a false thinking It is one that being valid does not correspond to reality.

Therefore a false thinking It is one that, even though it is valid, is not true.

Example of false thinking:

1. The birds fly.

The penguin is a bird.

Therefore the penguin flies.

2. All we see shining in the night sky is a star.

Venus shines in the night sky.

Therefore venus is a star.

3. Fido attacked a person.

Fido is a dog.

Dogs attack people.

4. Steel is a denser metal than water.

Any object denser than water sinks.

A tanker is made of steel.

Tankers sink into the water.

5. The people who win the lottery have a lot of money.

Juan has a lot of money.

Therefore Juan won the lottery.

6. Pedro is an honest man.

Pedro is a politician

Therefore all politicians are honest

7. Paco is a doctor

Doctors are bad patients.

Paco is a bad patient.