Navigating Today’s Seductive and Destructive Language (A Study of Package-Deals and Anti-Concepts)

Decoding the Fallacies Behind Popular Concepts and Their Impact on Rational Discourse

You no doubt have heard:

• Antiracism is the only acceptable position on race.

• Secularism is the cause of moral subjectivism and cultural relativism.

• Social justice is a moral imperative.

• Toleration is a virtue we can all agree on, whatever our differences.

• Selfishness is the root cause of our problems—and altruism is the solution.

• Equality is a moral imperativ…