Showing posts with label no news is good news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label no news is good news. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Lemme muddy the water for ya..

So I'm trying to find 5 logical falllacies for a paper of mine.. Instead, I've found out how perspectives are presented to the populus:

-"Authoritative Statement": Scofield, the news: the perspective is assumed, not mentioned how or why.

-"Hope": "if/when this fibberding is up to speed/figured out, why, it could save the lives of millions!" This is just plain over-optimism. We all have it though. Our boss asks us, "can I have that by Friday, and you say, "No problem" knowing full well you'll need the weekend.

-"Alternative Perspective": to which people will respond, "I don't like it. I don't know why, I just don't like it." Non-fallacious, just 'different' (slate.com). Involves the use (couching) of statements like, "they argue" and "some say" with a mix of labelling what's normal.. a mix of 'hope' and 'authority'.

Monday, April 30, 2007

Aaahhh!! What happened to my pretty little world?

[hint] Slate.com is a dandy site for bursting people's bubbles.. IVF, neuroethics, neurotheology, abortion, addiction, politics and power, they've got it all!