The following is a typical example of a strawman argument: Teaching assistant: the homework assignment was much harder than we thought, so I think we should give a few extra points to students who completed it. Professor: that’s a terrible idea. If we give everyone a perfect score for ...
INSIDE TRACK: How the Man of Straw Showed He Has Heart of SteelHOME Secretary Jack Straw has a haunted past. And it should serve as a warning to anybody who doubts if "Jackboots" has got the killer instinct to carry him to the top job in Downing Street.McLaughlin, Chris...
Is it blasphemy? Could the Bible hold the codes necessary to free the person from his legal fiction, the strawman? Is it merely a trick of legal words and images that enslaves the mind? To tell the story of the cyphered dictionaries of man’s legalese and false law while at the same...
You could probably fill a book with all the straw man arguments against atheists. Here is a common one you might’ve heard. Argument:“Atheists claim to believe that God does not exist, but they also hate God. But how can you hate something that does not exist? The fact that athe...
1. When he’s trying to open up in good faith Damaging a man’s ego is really easy when he’s already feeling vulnerable, but that’s one of the reasons it’s important that you don’t take advantage. Opening up about his feelings is a really brave and important thing. You don’t...
you're going to look pretty foolish, when the other side stands up and explains how you've totally missed the point. That's why we've been practicing "argument analysis" since the beginning of the semester. Listen to the argument carefully. Identify the position it's taking. Identify ...
Light stick activation occurs by simply cracking a light stick and allowing the chemicals to mix. You see glow-in-the-dark stuff in all kinds of places, but it is most common in toys. My son, for example, has a glow-in-the-dark yo-yo, a glow-in-the-dark ball, a glow-in-the...
If I were going to treat Yglesias the way herecently treated Alex Tabarrok, I’d say he’s attacking a strawman. But Yglesias (and Tabarrok) obviously understand the opposing argument. Nonetheless I find many people do misunderstand what “monetary offset” is all about. ...
At this point, you should identify a pressing global or community-based human problem you’d like to address. This should be the focus of your brainstorming efforts. Here are a few things to consider when choosing a problem to discuss: ...
If you walk a lot with your bag (instead of just going from the airport to accommodation and leaving it there) If you travel in places with really rough terrain where wheeled luggage is useless, you’ll need a hiking backpack. You travel with carry-on luggage only, so at least the back...