Month: September 2016

Proof That Climate Change Is Real

benjerry0Maybe you’re one of the disbelievers who argue that the whole climate change thing is a hoax. Global warming is just a conspiracy of scientists who want to scare us so they’ll continue to receive government grants for their purported research.

Well, see what happens to your smug disbelief when you can’t find your favorite Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream flavor in the grocer’s freezer. That’s right, your need for Chubby Hubby may be unfulfilled because of drought in nut-growing regions. Think you can get along without Cherry Garcia when no chocolate is available?

Life as you know it could be ending soon.

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How To Win Every Argument

logicIf you find yourself ill at ease in a discussion because your argument and its supporting facts are weak, the answer is to fake it. If you present your case forcefully and with conviction, your opponent may begin to question his/her facts. For example, use an anecdote. Relate a personal experience or make up a story about a relative of a friend who had an experience that backs up your argument. This can obscure the fact that statistics still do not support your position.

For a concise guide to ad hominem, strawmen, loaded question, begging the question, and many others, click here. There is even a downloadable poster. Who knows, with a little practice, you could become a successful politician.

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High School Was Never Like This!

alan-freed-marquee-300Steven Van Zandt, aka Little Steven, aka Miami Steve, is probably best known as the character Silvio Dante in The Sopranos; or as long-time guitarist in the E Street Band; or host of Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show; or Artists United Against Apartheid’s “Sun City Project.”

Van Zandt is also the founder of the Rock and Roll Forever Foundationsteve and its “Rock and Roll High School.” The Foundations offers its curriculum to educators at no charge. If you want to get lost for a few minutes or hours or days, click here.

 

Here’s a teaser

 

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Mexico Will Pay for the Wall

mexico-wallWe know that a big wall on the U.S.-Mexican border will solve all our immigration problems. The plan to have Mexico pay for it is simple and obvious: Hire Mexican contractors to build it, then don’t pay them. The Advocate-in-Chief for this strategy has a long history of operating in that manner.

Read about it from 1990.

From 2016 here and here.

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