A cognitive bias where one projects one's own logical framework onto others—assuming that everyone reasons by the same rules, that what seems logical to one must seem logical to all, and that disagreement can only indicate failure of logic rather than different logical frameworks. Logical projection operates when someone says "that doesn't follow" without considering that their interlocutor might be using different inference rules; when they dismiss non-Western reasoning as "illogical" rather than differently logical; when they cannot recognize that logic itself varies across cultures and contexts. The projection lies in mistaking one's own logic for Logic itself—assuming that the rules one learned are the rules of thought, not just one set among many. It closes off understanding of alternative reasoning systems, treating difference as deficiency.
Example: "He couldn't understand Buddhist logic that tolerated paradox—he just called it irrational. Logical projection: assuming his logic was the only logic."
by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026
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