Logical Fallacy Sheet

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So, you might be wondering what I’ve been doing since this post.  If you guessed reading and studying for some major things I have to do…. you’re WRONG. I’ve been making a Spot the Logical Fallacy Cheat Sheet for my…

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Spot the Logical Fallacy

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While I was watching the political convention last week (and the week before as well, actually), it astounded me at how often the speakers would resort to obvious logical fallacies.  I counted five false dichotomies and four straw men within…

100 Things about Me, pt. 100 of 100

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100. I have no middle name, but the middle letters of my first and last name are “arlo” “arisca.” That amuses me because it over emphasizes the a’s. For the previous one hundred posts, I posted one new fact about…

More Grad School Games

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99.  Every two years, I get really into politics.  I care a lot, but as I hate arguing with people, I tend not to say anything.  I sometimes fear I’ve gotten too lax about people throwing out their beliefs.  I…

Grad School Games

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98.  I have terrible posture, but I’m working on it. This is basically just the Pixelated Games taken to grad school, so I’ll just introduce the games as I develop them, rather than try to make this a running Olympic-style…

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96.  I cannot imagine the future, at all.  I can’t even think of myself in two weeks: my mind just goes blank.  This has been going on since I turned 21 and realized I was probably going to become an…