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Comment on ArguBlogging by Visualizing the evolution of a debate on the web with Argublogging | Argument in journalism

Thu, 03 May 2012 23:43:31 +0000

[...] H/T: RAIL Share this post This entry was posted in Argumentation by David Herrera. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

Comment on Guest Post: Why is the National Association of Scholars Saying Such Awful Things about Critical Thinking? by AILACT Responds to Peter Wood « RAIL

AILACT Responds to Peter Wood « RAIL — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:08:03 +0000

[...] a post critical of Wood’s use of the term ‘critical thinking’ before this, it was a guest post by Don Lazere that really earned Wood’s anger in sufficient quantity for him to denounce both RAIL and [...]

Comment on Culture and Critical Thinking by AILACT Responds to Peter Wood « RAIL

AILACT Responds to Peter Wood « RAIL — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:07:59 +0000

[...] fracas in which RAIL played a direct role–something I sincerely regret. Though I had written a post critical of Wood’s use of the term ‘critical thinking’ before this, it was a guest post by Don Lazere that really earned Wood’s anger in sufficient [...]

Comment on A Fallacies Concept Map by (Another) Fallacies Infographic « RAIL

(Another) Fallacies Infographic « RAIL — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:14:37 +0000

[...] think I like this one the best of all those shared on RAIL so far. (You can see the others here and here.) It also avoids the tricky business of classification and therefore might be more useful for [...]

Comment on David McCandless Fallacies Infographic by (Another) Fallacies Infographic « RAIL

(Another) Fallacies Infographic « RAIL — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:14:33 +0000

[...] design I think I like this one the best of all those shared on RAIL so far. (You can see the others here and here.) It also avoids the tricky business of classification and therefore might be more useful [...]

Comment on Argumentation and Visual Information by David McCandless Fallacies Infographic « RAIL

David McCandless Fallacies Infographic « RAIL — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:02:14 +0000

[...] 5, 2012 by Steve Readers of RAIL might remember this chestnut from two years ago on infographics and visual argument. That post featured a TED talk by David McCandless. Though I’m tempted, I’ll refuse [...]

Comment on FEMMSS 4: Sessions on argumentation and communication by drcateh

drcateh — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:05:49 +0000

Unfortunately, Shari-Stone Mediatore had to cancel, so the speakers in the “What She Said” session have been worked into other places in the schedule.
Check the femmss.org website for updates.

Comment on Ad feminam by Cynthia Cravens

Cynthia Cravens — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:48:12 +0000

I like that: the ad feminam attack. The attack that ignores a woman’s argument, and attempts to denigrate her by implying that she is promiscuous or should be identified by a female sexual body part.

Comment on Women in logic by drcateh

drcateh — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:32:37 +0000

Wow, that is nutty. While I do worry about the power that Leiter has in the philosophical community, in this case I don’t think he’s done much more than report on and explain the outcry.

Weirder still is that people are defending Hendricks. I’ve been asking my students how they would feel if I posed on my course webpage surrounded by beefcake. They are appropriately horrified, look appalled and sputter, and we all have a good laugh. Of course, turning the tables is not nearly the same given the serious gender inequity in philosophy, but it’s especially funny in the “feminist philosophies” class!

Comment on Women in logic by Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:52:38 +0000

This whole thing only gets stranger the more I learn about it:
http://choiceandinference.com/2012/02/20/philosophy-security-advisory-system/#comments