It’s 4:29 am in the morning Friday, October 22, 2010 while I am writing this essay. An idea that my subconscious mind conceived while I was asleep woke me up reassuringly which I am willing to share h… more →
Shivam KapoOr ~ <i>A TECHNOPHILE GEEK</i>wrote 1 week ago: A common political tactic is to attack a political opponent’s motives instead of his policies. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The 10 Commandments of Logical Fallacies: Thou shall not attack the person’s character, but the argu … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Since I began writing about the Occupy movement, the most common question I’ve been asked by m … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Warning: the video linked below is contains offensive language, in the form of expletives and offens … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: written by Christopher Macfarlane Click image to enlarge A common ad hominem argument made by many p … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Black percheron draft horse butt (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I attempted to engage a man in an online … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Steve McIntyre is back blogging and writes (links mine): I had also spent some time considering a re … more →
wrote 1 month ago: YourLogicalFallacyIs.com has a great, free poster available for download that lists and explains 24 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Hey peeps! In the header tab above you will find a new page, titled “Commenting Guidlines. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Character assassination is an attempt to tarnish a person’s reputation. It may involve exagger … more →
wrote 1 month ago: More reasoning fallacies: 1. FAULTY CAUSE: (post hoc ergo propter hoc) mistakes correlation or assoc … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A favourite tactic of trolls – practically a signature move – is to use abusive, insulting language, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Isn’t it funny that when somebody attempts to leave a negative and derogatory comment on your … more →
wrote 1 month ago: No, Maureen Dowd is not a traitor. At least, I have no evidence that she is. However, by applying th … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Distraction, misdirection and appeals to prejudice are common tools of the defense. Ideally, you kee … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In the October 19, 2006 issue of the London Review of Books, Terry Eagleton published a scathing rev … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Welcome back to “Doggerel,” where I discuss words and phrases that are misused, abused, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I blogged about the logical fallacy known as post hoc ergo propter hoc, or post hoc, and h … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I got into an argument in class today. This happens quite often, though not generally in class, and … more →