'Logic' Category
Rhode Island Zombies
Some undead guy in Rhode Island wants to kill me.
He just tried leaving the following comment on a previous post:
WHEN U R READING THIS DONT STOP ORSOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN! MY NAME ISSUMMER I AM 15 YEARS OLD i have BLONDEHAIR ,MANY SCARS no NOSE OR EARS.. IAM DEAD. IF U DONT COPY THIS JUST [...]Statistics and Context
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Well, what about damned statistics that are meant to mislead people into incorrect conclusions?
I happened upon a passage in this weekend’s Parade Magazine that made me nearly foam at the mouth. The piece was challenging the notion that the United States was the “World’s Richest Nation,” as though everyone really [...]Evil Greedy Stupid Sheep: 4 Modern Ways to Win An Argument
The great thing about internet communities and forums is that they give us a whole world full of disagreeable people we can disagree with. And since we rarely see these people in person, it is easy to completely depersonalize them through powerful debating tactics. The strategies I outline below deserve a special place in any [...]
Know the Game
“Step One is always ‘Understand the rules’ - that’s the difference between baseball and fantasy baseball.”
- Ike PigottIn the Red
Ordinarily, being “in the red” isn’t a great place to find oneself. I fully intend to inhabit that zone for the next few days:
So, see everyone back here on Monday?
If you missed it, here’s my explanation of why I like the Venn diagrams. Also, the preceding two posts (The Ants Go Marching and Killing the [...]
