Mankind likes to think it is right, or at least believes so. It is a natural for humans to believe in their reasoning and stand firm for those beliefs. Yet, thoughts at times can be like a puzzle and are often misunderstood by others or their creators, like an unfitting piece in a puzzle. Misunderstandings or and inopportunity can make individuals jump to conclusions about a person, place, or subject. Without having enough information or knowledge, people often jump to conclusions by superficially analyzing things and how they reflect upon them. Just by how someone acts or how a group of people behaves, society seems to think that these things revolve around them while being victims of a cognitive dissonance that implies it knows or has figured out what is truly happening. This cognitive dissonance also applies to theoretical subjects such as science and religion. Humans jump to conclusions because sometimes they like to answer what is unknown, what has little evidence, or even arrange evidence as consequential when not even relevant to their conclusions. Making empty conclusions has been the cause for many mistakes, …show more content…
Hostility is a normal concept and is best let out. At some point in their lives all humans have to debate, argue, and even insult somebody because of a disagreement or problem. However, this behavior should be unacceptable if used for mockery, personal attacks, or to illogically disvalidate a concrete argument. Deep inside, many people are not content with who they are, or how they think. Some of people even like to think they are superior for their looks, the way they think, or the language they use. Politics can be a great example of this fallacy since politicians always bad-mouth their rivals whether in the same party or not. Donald Trump is victim and culprit of many logical fallacies, but one of his favorites is ad hominem. Trump has used multiple insulting words against competitors, opposers, and even a whole culture without any previous consent or concrete evidence. In a speech he generalized and attacked Mexicans by labeling them as illegal murderers and rapists. In Donald J. Trump’s own words: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” Aside from all the damage control that he