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Referential fallacy [45] – assuming that all words refer to existing things and that the meaning of words reside within the things they refer to, as opposed to words possibly referring to no real object (e.g.: Pegasus) or that the meaning comes from how they are used (e.g.: "nobody" was in the room).
Meinong's jungle is a term used to describe the repository of non-existent objects in the ontology of Alexius Meinong. [13] An example of such an object is a "round square", which cannot exist definitionally and yet can be the subject of logical inferences, such as that it is both "round" and "square".
Pages in category "Nonexistent things" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Status quo bias, the tendency to prefer things to stay relatively the same. [76] [77] System justification, the tendency to defend and bolster the status quo. Existing social, economic, and political arrangements tend to be preferred, and alternatives disparaged, sometimes even at the expense of individual and collective self-interest.
Image credits: Amberlyn #6. TL;DR: Unfairly/Illegally dismissed. I sued, was gaslit and decided to turn whistleblower. Winner winner, chicken dinner. "Your performance review was excellent ...
The truth is, most things aren't actually all that bad for you if you take them in moderation. Prepare to rejoice and check out the round-up gallery above for 10 supposedly bad things that are ...
See also List of Ship of Theseus examples Sorites paradox (also known as the paradox of the heap ): If one removes a single grain of sand from a heap, they still have a heap. If they keep removing single grains, the heap will disappear.
It’s just a bad look all around. Mulch volcanoes like this one around a Chinese pistachio shed irrigation water and rainfall from roots, and they give rodents safe harbor to gnaw at the bark ...