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- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
A Grudging Consensus
I’ve often maintained that when opposing parties agree to a certain set of premises, that this might indicate that those premises are...
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Cartoons
This special holiday episode of LogicCheck is dedicated to an evergreen in political cartooning: the use of Christmas-related images to...
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
What's Your Evidence?
Sorry for the outage the last couple of weeks. My younger son just graduated high school, which meant visits from many relatives and lots...
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
Asking the Right Questions
This week’s trial based on Impeachment II of America’s 45th President highlights why logic-checking (a catch-all term for a set of...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 7 min
At the Stroke of a Pen
Keeping with the theme of showcasing examples of high-quality arguments, I’d like to pick one today that illustrates multiple attributes...
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
Follow the Science
Given how much we are urged to “follow the science” when making important decisions about health, the environment, and other matters...
- Jan 25, 2021
- 4 min
Scientific Arguments
I recently read an interesting article on the role of science in debates over controversial issues, which got me thinking about the...
- Jan 19, 2021
- 9 min
The Good Argument
A new colleague I met at last week’s American Philosophical Association (APA) conference in cyberspace recommended that I share an...
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Discourse - 2
In theory, everything changed last week when the seemingly trivial topic I talked about (the decision of online publications to remove...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Discourse - 1
Last year, the online publication Inside Higher Education decided to eliminate comment sections, joining a long list of publications that...
- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Deliberation
The final presidential debate demonstrates how deliberation is where critical thinking and democratic politics meet.
- Oct 8, 2020
- 7 min
Logic-Checking Ranked Choice
Taking a break from national politics to logic-check a state ballot initiative on ranked-choice voting.
- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
Mapping a Real World Argument
Time to apply argument mapping techniques to a real-world issue over whether or not we should "defund the police."
- Jul 24, 2020
- 4 min
Evaluating an Argument Map
How to use an argument map to evaluate the quality of an argument.
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Introducing Argument Mapping
In this discussion of argument mapping, we are joined by National Otey, COO of Thinker Analytix.
- May 7, 2020
- 6 min
Unlocking Our Lives
Here's a real argument, rather than a fight, over how to best manage the reopening of society.
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Fighting Over Money
If we want to solve our problems, we need to find a way to argue, rather than fight about them.
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
Arguments vs. Fights
Before you analyze an argument, how can you be sure you're actually seeing one?
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
Arguing to End Presidential Briefing Coverage
Is there a strong argument for ending press coverage of President Trump's daily Covid briefings?
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Bernie Sanders – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
What does Bernie Sanders' farewell address teach us about forensic, demonstrative and deliberative argumentation?