Logicolatry

Dogmatic worship of formal logic as the sole arbiter of truth and reason, often treating everyday arguments as if they were mathematical proofs. Logicolaters demand perfect deductive validity in all discourse, dismiss inductive or abductive reasoning as inferior, and reject any rhetorical or emotional appeal as inherently fallacious. They fail to recognize that most real‑world reasoning is non‑formal and context‑sensitive. Logicolatry often leads to absurd demands (“prove that you love me using modus ponens”).

Logicolatry Example: “He accused her of logic worship when she demanded a truth table for a moral statement—logicolatry, mistaking logic for the only form of human reason.”

Logicolatry by Dumu The Void April 28, 2026