Scientific Logicalism

The narrower application of formal logic as the supreme framework for validating all scientific inquiry. It holds that any scientific claim must be reducible to a syllogistic argument, and that empirical data is subordinate to logical proof. It fails where science often succeeds: through abductive reasoning and iterative grappling with messy evidence.

Scientific Logicalism Example: A researcher rejects a groundbreaking clinical trial result showing a drug works because “the mechanism of action isn’t logically deducible from our current biochemical models. The data must be flawed.” They privilege the internal consistency of their logical model over empirical, observed reality.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026

Field Logic

The internal, often circular, reasoning system used to justify and maintain a field's boundaries and rules. It provides the "common sense" arguments that make the field's operations seem inevitable and neutral. Its axioms are rarely questioned from within, and it deflects criticism by labeling it as a failure to understand the field's unique necessities.

Example: In the field of "Predictive Policing," the field logic argues: "Crime data shows crime in Area X. Therefore, we must deploy more officers to Area X. The increased presence generates more arrests, producing more crime data for Area X, proving our initial logic correct." This circular logic justifies disproportionate policing while ignoring systemic bias in the initial data.

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Hard Problem of Logic

The inherent limitation of formal logic: it can only manipulate premises, not validate them. Logic can tell you that if your assumptions are true, then a conclusion follows. But it cannot tell you if your foundational premises about the world are true, complete, or relevant. Applying pristine logic to messy human reality often produces conclusions that are logically valid but substantively absurd.

Example: "Logical" arguments against action on climate change: "Developing nations are increasing emissions, so our cuts are pointless. Logically, we should do nothing." The logic is valid from the narrow premise, but it ignores ethical responsibility, historical context, and the premise's own fatalism. This is the Hard Problem of Logic—it's a perfect tool within its cage, but the cage is built from unexamined assumptions.

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Logicalization against the Victims of Capitalism

The application of formal, pseudo-logical deductions to prove that victims of capitalism are either non-existent or at fault. It constructs syllogisms from debatable premises (“Markets are free,” “People are rational actors”) to “prove” that outcomes are always fair, and that therefore any victim must be illogical or lazy.

Logicalization against the Victims of Capitalism Example: “Premise 1: The market pays you what you’re worth. Premise 2: You are poor. Conclusion: Therefore, you are of low worth. QED.” This logicalization uses the veneer of airtight reason to transform a structural condition (poverty) into a personal, logical judgment, dismissing appeals to unfairness as emotional error.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026

Logicalization against the Victims of Western Colonialism and Imperialism

The construction of logical arguments that “prove” colonial subjects were, on balance, better off, or that their present-day struggles are illogical holdovers from the past. It uses selective data and formal logic to argue that the ledger of history shows a net gain for the colonized.

Logicalization against the Victims of Western Colonialism and Imperialism Example: “If colonialism was so bad, why do all those people now want to immigrate to Europe? Logically, they are voting with their feet for the benefits of the system we built.” This logicalization ignores the systemic underdevelopment and border controls created by colonialism, using a false deduction to blame the victims for their own displacement.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026

Logicalization against the Victims of Liberalism

Using the formal principles of liberal philosophy (individualism, social contract theory) to logically dismiss claims of systemic victimization. If rights are individual and the contract is consensual, then collective grievances or claims of embedded oppression are framed as logical category errors.

Logicalization against the Victims of Liberalism Example: “You claim systemic racism, but the law is colorblind. Logically, any disparity must be due to individual or cultural factors, not the liberal system itself.” This logicalization uses the system’s own theoretical axioms to immunize it from critique, defining any evidence of group harm as illogical from the start.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026

Logicalization against the Victims of Neoliberalism

Applying a stringent, market-based logic to human life to “prove” that neoliberal outcomes are not just efficient, but morally correct. It uses metrics like GDP, shareholder value, and productivity to construct arguments where any deviation from market logic is inherently irrational and costly.

Logicalization against the Victims of Neoliberalism Example: “Logically, a factory must close if its return on capital is below the global benchmark. Keeping it open is an irrational misuse of resources that harms overall wealth creation.” This logicalization elevates a single financial metric to the status of a universal law, making human communities and their livelihoods seem like sentimental inefficiencies.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026