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 A wide range of such lines of reasoning can also be found in various schools of thought and disciplines influenced by [[wp>Postmodernism|postmodernism]]. In particular, the reduction of virtually any aspect of social discourse to its interpretation as an expression of //societal power structures// is a prime example of how [[logic:formal_fallacies:circular_reasoning|circular reasoning]] can lead to a loss of touch with reality.Many of the "evidences" cited in such contexts only hold up if interpreted within the very framework of the theory they are supposed to support. The question of whether this is truly the best way to understand reality is usually not even asked anymore. A wide range of such lines of reasoning can also be found in various schools of thought and disciplines influenced by [[wp>Postmodernism|postmodernism]]. In particular, the reduction of virtually any aspect of social discourse to its interpretation as an expression of //societal power structures// is a prime example of how [[logic:formal_fallacies:circular_reasoning|circular reasoning]] can lead to a loss of touch with reality.Many of the "evidences" cited in such contexts only hold up if interpreted within the very framework of the theory they are supposed to support. The question of whether this is truly the best way to understand reality is usually not even asked anymore.
  
-<aside info>**Note:** One should, however, also avoid falling into the trap of “[[rhetorics:ad_hominem:nutpicking|nutpicking]]” and assume such positions as being //representative// of the respective school of thought without further evidence. That, too, would be an undue //reductionism//, and one risks committing the very fallacy described here.</aside>+<aside info>**Note:** One should, however, also avoid falling into the trap of “[[relevance:ad_hominem:nutpicking|nutpicking]]” and assume such positions as being //representative// of the respective school of thought without further evidence. That, too, would be an undue //reductionism//, and one risks committing the very fallacy described here.</aside>
  
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