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Showing posts with label Rants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rants. Show all posts
Friday, June 23, 2017

Word of the Day #1: Meretricious

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The Word of the Day is: Meretricious adjective    mer·e·tri·cious  \ˌmer-ə-ˈtri-shəs\ The definition of today's word is: ...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Begging the Question?

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Everyone knows that "begging the question" is a technical term used in logic and debate. The term refers to the flaw o...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Pink Freud Matter: Today's Lesson in Critical Thinking

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Have you seen this quote circulating on any of your social media sites? Quote attributed to  Sigmund Freud  (1856-1939)  Odds ar...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Call to Action: Shut down the "Deathtrap"

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Tell # NBC that you will NOT watch the March 1st episode of #ChicagoFire because you are a decent human being and it's too soon to m...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Am I Part of the Problem?

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Cognitive dissonance: when you expect music but all you hear is noise   I look at the world and I shake my head in confusion. I should ...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Facts or Retraction, Please! Shame on NPR for its Shoddy and Biased Journalism!

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My anti-rape stance is well documented in the pages of PhilosFX. It's also known that I have two daughters, one of whom is in college. T...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Absolutely Nothing? My Response to a Fellow Veteran’s Indictment of the Iraq War

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Retired US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Jim Wright has an opinion, and by damn he wants to share it. If you have not seen it yet, please take ...
Monday, May 5, 2014

Criticize with Kindness

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How to Criticize with Kindness:  Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently via  Brain Pickings : ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Missing the Point

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I like these snarky som(ee)cards as much as the next fellow. To be certain, some are a good deal funnier than others. A few are down ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

American Ineffectualism

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I invite your attention to the following article which was published in the online edition of the National Review. My reaction follows, and ...
Friday, August 23, 2013

New SHARP director says Army must defeat sexual assault to maintain public trust

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Public trust in the Army is high. To maintain that trust, the Army must defeat sexual assault in its ranks. Attribution: Photo and caption...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

When the Solution is Worse than the Problem

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You have seen the news, right? Maddow Blog | gillibrand-bill-on-military-sexual-assaults-gets-gop-backers USA Today | gillibrand-bill-cr...