Texts in Context: 1066 and All That
England as we know it, the England of the High Middle Ages and thereafter, finally attains recognizable shape.
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Rhetorica: A Complement to Dialectica
Rhetoric is the crown of the Trivium, and this is not an accident: “these three are one, the glory equal, the majesty coeternal …”
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The Brain, a User’s Manual: How to Talk About Things—Part Three
One of the most common causes of distrust and even enmity among people is mere miscommunication.
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The Brain, a User’s Manual: How to Talk About Things—Part Two
Having armed ourselves with substance, let’s get into some accidents.
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The Brain, a User’s Manual: How to Talk About Things—Part One
The Brain, a User’s Manual:How to Talk About Things—Part One By Gabriel Blanchard We’ve seen this painting of the School of Athens several times here on the Journal;
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The Brain, a User’s Manual: How to Define Things
The first step in all communication (and all reasoning is a form of communication) is just knowing what the words mean. Simple—right?
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Sorting Through Sophistries: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Sorting Through Sophistries:The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis By Gabriel Blanchard Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος … Should They Have Sent a Poet, Really? Language is a curious thing. Some of
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Sorting Through Sophistries: Disfigures of Speech
Today, we conclude our review of the first great genus of fallacies with a glance at fallacious treatment of idioms.
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Sorting Through Sophistries: The Ambiguous Fallacies
What are fallacies of ambiguity? What is equivocation? What is a motte-and-bailey? Read on to learn these things and more.
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How Do You Say …
How Do You Say … English is a tricky language, and its spelling seems to have been designed by somebody who didn’t like people. Combine that with (to