Monthly Archives: July 2011

This is Twittering: Meta-commentary Digest, Episode 23

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Oh, hi. STUPID: “Better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you’re going to kill them than to open it and remove all doubt.” -my lawyer My lawyer didn’t really say this. Abraham Lincoln did. And, although Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer probably, he was not my lawyer, nor did he ever say [...]

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Syllogism

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Major premise: We’re more likely to criticize stupid arguments if we disagree with the conclusion. Minor premise: We’re more likely to support stupid arguments if we agree with the conclusion. Conclusion: It’s not nice to torture cute little kittens. Agree or disagree? Discuss.

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