Can paralogism and sophism be distinguished if I don't know the exact motive?
An example that I have questions about.I'm not sure I understand these terms correctly. Let's just say whether paralogism and sophism are distinguishable if the motive is not exactly known to me.
The intention exists only in the head of the actor, and its contents are not available to us, so it is impossible to strictly separate the intended from the accidental, which, for example,the whole law is about.
I use a simple approach to distinguish between randomness and intent – everything that is done after a direct indication of a mistake is considered intentional by me. If a person was genuinely wrong, they had a chance to correct their mistake when it was pointed out to them.
As for your interlocutor (I found out from the avatar), this is not a mistake or deliberate distortion, this is trouble with the head. Here is another quote from him, for understanding:
long – this can be called a property of the object (or a parameter-a measured feature), and it is assigned to the object. but “meter” is a measure. the measure is not assigned to anything.
in addition, the meter is also taken as a unit of measurement, which is something between a long and a measure .. the unit of measurement is related to the measured parameter, for example, length, and then it is linked to the “long” items in their totality, according to the general specified feature.
because of all this diversity, there is a misunderstanding .. different characteristics of the concepts are mixed up and an indigestible porridge comes out.
the length and unit of measurement are usually somehow clear, but with the measure-trouble.
a measure is a certain amount of something that creates an ontologically independent concept or entity .. a measure is a quantity that is stable, resists the separation of a part from it, or the addition of something to it.
despite the fact that we often use such concepts in everyday life, they are always vague for us, especially when a measure (or information about it) is transmitted from one person to another …
a jug of milk .. a handful of sand .. half a spoonful of salt .. I got enough sleep (also a measure of sleep).. dissatisfaction (as a measure of mood or going beyond the measure of “satisfaction”)..
of the three categories, when someone talks about “meter”, they may be referring to:. it should be clear from the context what is meant .. if the context is not clear, then it should be clarified.
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I hope that this “clarification” will help you find violations of logic and sophisms in the material.