Lol, the most interesting thing about this post, is that I used to point fallacies out like that, and then just dismiss the entire thing, up until very recently.
I made somewhat of a post about it, not long ago. Explaining how I simply stopped "asking why", because I stopped having any interest in knowing the truth. And had just put my mind up to me being omnipotent.
Great post, Amanda. ^_^
It is amazing how many tricks we have for dismissing other folks out of hand, isn't it? Strangely, high achievers are often skilled at that art - I suppose because it lets them stay focused. It is true that many of them are careful listeners once they achieve leadership roles, but it's built of a base of figuring out who to listen carefully to - and who to dismiss out of hand. It's a funny world we live in :)
I wasn't even a high achiever, I just stopped being interested in what others had to say.
But yeah. It's amazing how that work, and how easy it is to get into a "negative" state of mind. While it's so damn difficult to turn it around again.