Poem: "Overkineralization"
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ysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the October 3, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from gingicat. It also fills the "excitement" square in my 10-1-17 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles.
"Overkineralization"
Not every little boy
who sleeps on his toys
is necessarily a dragon.
Not every little girl
who plays with swords
will grow up to be a man.
Not every woman
who likes to lick herself
is secretly a cat.
Not every man
who talks to himself
is really a plural person.
When you feel alone in the world,
there is a temptation to seek others
who are similar to yourself.
It's natural to get excited,
to get ahead of yourself,
to get into trouble.
Confirmation bias.
Overgeneralization.
Jumping to conclusions.
These things lead to faulty reasoning,
which suggests incorrect answers,
which tend to cause problems.
Observe the situation.
Consider all the possibilities.
Favor whichever fits the data best.
Understand that you may still be wrong.
* * *
Notes:
Otherkin are people who identify as something other than human. Here are some common signs. As the same signs can also mean other things, it is necessary to look for a confluence of clues before making a judgement about species identity.
Confirmation bias is a common flaw in scientific studies, also knows as "what the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves."
Overgeneralization is another logical fallacy.
Jumping to conclusions can shortchange the opportunity to use reasoning skills.
gingicat. It also fills the "excitement" square in my 10-1-17 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. "Overkineralization"
Not every little boy
who sleeps on his toys
is necessarily a dragon.
Not every little girl
who plays with swords
will grow up to be a man.
Not every woman
who likes to lick herself
is secretly a cat.
Not every man
who talks to himself
is really a plural person.
When you feel alone in the world,
there is a temptation to seek others
who are similar to yourself.
It's natural to get excited,
to get ahead of yourself,
to get into trouble.
Confirmation bias.
Overgeneralization.
Jumping to conclusions.
These things lead to faulty reasoning,
which suggests incorrect answers,
which tend to cause problems.
Observe the situation.
Consider all the possibilities.
Favor whichever fits the data best.
Understand that you may still be wrong.
* * *
Notes:
Otherkin are people who identify as something other than human. Here are some common signs. As the same signs can also mean other things, it is necessary to look for a confluence of clues before making a judgement about species identity.
Confirmation bias is a common flaw in scientific studies, also knows as "what the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves."
Overgeneralization is another logical fallacy.
Jumping to conclusions can shortchange the opportunity to use reasoning skills.
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Date: 2017-10-09 06:38 am (UTC)Yes ...
Date: 2017-10-09 06:55 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-10-14 10:27 pm (UTC)(My brain has hooked on to how a model is never the thing, so it might have limits in one area or another, where another model might fit better. It's A Thing for me.)
Yes ...
Date: 2017-10-14 11:36 pm (UTC)Also pedagogical models, I've found several that are extremely useful when someone's having trouble, but you have to poke around and find which is the best fit because they divide things a little differently. Sight-dominant, hearing-dominant, touch-dominant. Image, text, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. The 9 intelligences. That sort of thing. You can look up clues that tell you which someone is and then what activities are likely to work best for them.