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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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 By Gabriel Blanchard We’ve seen this painting of the School of Athens several times here on the Journal;
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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 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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Today, we conclude our review of the first great genus of fallacies with a glance at fallacious treatment of idioms.
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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 … English is a tricky language, and its spelling seems to have been designed by somebody who didn’t like people. Combine that with (to
The Brothers GrimmAn Authors’ Profile By Gabriel Blanchard From Poe to the Inklings to Disney, nearly all modern fiction with even a hint of magic in it descends
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The Great Conversation:Sign & Symbol—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard Though they may sound mysterious, signs and symbols are some of the most ubiquitous elements of our lives. Sign-ificance
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Student Essay: The Power of the Word By Isaac Parks We sometimes think of rhetoric as something devious, but in truth, it can be a force for evil
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