(I wrote this as an assessment piece for a climate change science and policy course I'm taking this semester. 800 word limit so I didn't get into as much detail as I'd have liked, unfortunately). The Gish Gallop (also known as proof by verbosity) is the fallacious debate tactic of drowning your … [Read more...]
Thoughts on “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler
"How to Read a Book", by Mortimer Adler is both a damning account of our current state of affairs with regards to education in reading and writing, and a brilliant treatise on how one ought to approach the skillful, delicate act of reading. I won’t be approaching any piece of writing quite the same … [Read more...]
Wolfenstein: The New Order – Visceral Totalitarianism
When I bought Wolfenstein: The New Order, a first-person shooter game, I didn't think I'd end up ruminating on personality psychology for days as a result. This game has really left an impression on me like very few others have - especially for one which revolves around shooting Nazis. The tight … [Read more...]
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