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Yeah My book was called “The Art of The Argument” - not “A Formal Introduction to Abstract Terms of Logic.” Logicians have had 2,000 years to popularize their terms. They have failed. I will speak in the colloquial when I speak to the general public. Academia be damned.https://twitter.com/MattPolProf/status/1166909552182407168 …
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Seems like an excuse to posit obtuse claims with no grounding in reality.
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Yes. I am sure Plato, Aristotle and the other giants of Western thinking adopted a similarly lax approach to analytical rigor.
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It's greatly appreciated
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This is why I've read most of SF's books... Clear concise language, sans obfuscation or elitist pseudo-intellectualism, using words & images accessible to any curious punter. Liberally laced with subtle intelligent humour to ease the brain drain! He cracks me up!
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My bad! "SM" not "SF" Apologies!
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“I was only pretending to be r*tarded”
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But Stefan, don't you know that most people's heads will explode if you don't use the correctly defined terms when you philosophie- philosophase- philosophile- practice philosophy?
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I support Stefan with that! If I will need more formal philosophy, I will find in-between tons of books. Having time constrains, what I want to read is something in the middle ground. Stefan fills that void flawlessly.
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Scrutiny is a not a very heavy burden in exchange for considering himself to be the “most influential philosopher” of our days. If his claim is sound, I pity our age. If it is valid, I give up altogether
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Isn't a sound argument a valid one? I know a sound argument can turn out not to be valid, but most valid arguments are also sound
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This is a solid description from a reputable peer reviewed source. https://www.iep.utm.edu/val-snd/
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Sounds a whole lot like you couldn’t hack it in academia
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You mean speak generally enough so that you can always move the goalpost?
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I listened to your Art of the Argument, great book
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