I hear that they took him to the Naval Observatory for emergency medical care. Could this be The Day? It would be funny if it coincided with what I posted last night.
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I hear that they took him to the Naval Observatory for emergency medical care. Could this be The Day? It would be funny if it coincided with what I posted last night.
It’s been such a long time since we’ve opened the Argument Clinic. But, these times are desperate and many people are upset and agitated, yet they do not have a strategy that will be effective. We
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are sorry to say this, but simply standing at a march with a sign that says “Trump Is a Pedophile” or whatever, isn’t going to do anything. Why? He already knows he’s a pedophile. He already knows we hate him. None of this will leave a mark. But, according to the principles of Argument Clinic, there are two things we can do, both of which involve “going meta” and telling the truth.
Personally, I feel that brands should hire me – to destroy their brands. Why? It’s great branding!
Over on Daily Kos, I encountered someone proclaiming officially that it is anti-semitism to conflate the actions of Israel with the actions of nazis. I’d like to noodle around that idea a bit, because it makes me quite uncomfortable.
A few years ago, I played an audiobook version of LeGuin’s The Wave of The Mind [wc] – basically, short essays on writing and thinking about writing – and, as usual, I was impressed by her clarity and thoughtfulness. She ranges widely, including a fascinating meta-analysis of gender in book awards (depressing!) and a piece on genetic determinism.
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This is a trope that we here at Argument Clinic have noticed with a thrill of apprehension.
A bit of silliness; it’s actually kind of fun to do.
It is time for Argument Clinic to tackle one of the most important topics in argumentation today: how to deal with a hypocrite.
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Here at Argument Clinic we are trying to eschew ableist invective, since it is almost always inaccurate and causes “splash damage.” Our recommendation to the huddled masses is to resort to using the most deadly insult of all, namely: Truth. But what do we do with ‘Stupid’?
We know you need our guidance, but we have to admit that we are transfixed in Lovecraftian dread at the tendrils of doubt that are wrapping tighter and tighter around our left ankle.
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Here at Argument Clinic, we are great fans of pointless surrealism. But we do not venerate it, nor do we mistake it for a learning experience.
Is this the right room for an argument