Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
sapinker's profile
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Verified account
@sapinker

Tweets

Steven PinkerVerified account

@sapinker

Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

Boston, MA
pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
Joined January 2010

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 19 Apr 2016

    Slogans Have Replaced Arguments. By the always-original & trenchant linguist John McWhorter.https://shar.es/1j8KYt 

    6:53 PM - 19 Apr 2016
    • 144 Retweets
    • 236 Likes
    • Najeeb Hasan Bill “Scaretician” Price YellowyOshi398 Peter Stoyko Bernardo Seixas Penn Crawford Brock Landers Josie Goytisolo language and culture
    13 replies 144 retweets 236 likes
      1. Thomas Svenson‏ @tsvenson 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Yes, compared to other before-internet marketing/campaign strategies it has. However, we begin to learn the after-internet powers.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. The Goldilocks Zone‏ @ZScenarios 23 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Nothing further needed after the title.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 20 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Mental methodology is strictly stimulus response where specific words set off preprogrammed reactions.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Suboptimal Planet‏ @SuboptPlanet 20 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker he's wrong: there are no subjects that an enlightened society can justifiably exclude from discussion #SlipperySlope

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @chronicle That's probably not a new thing.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. John Harry‏ @johnharrycomic 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @chronicle nice slogan!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. JenBrooks‏ @JenBrooks727 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Except he shoves a litany of "decided" ideas down our throats that "we" wouldn't entertain as deserving free speech protection.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Jim webb‏ @volntrist1960 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker so true. When questioned they have NO answers. Just accusations.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. will‏ @meatbody 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @chronicle "free speech is a pose." No. Free speech maximalism is a vote of no confidence in those who would restrict it.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker He talks about racism. In other countries we haven't had that kind of problems with racism because our societies were not so

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker diverse: we see the debate from a distance. But it is problematic that in the US (intellectual/political powerhouse of the world)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker you are automatically carrying the concepts developed in the racist debate to the feminist debate; you apply the same thought

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker pattern and all that irrationality which the author talks about is being pumped into the gender debate and exported to the rest of

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker the world (via the microaggression/privilege/etc. slogans). I mean, the racist past & guilt of the US society may be shaping

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker the gender debate globally. // Or perhaps not. It appears that Sweden, for example, is an avant-garde country in feminist issues.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker It could be that the tone of the feminist debate is being set there (or in other parts), not in the US, and so what I've said

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. G.BD:8.6‏ @G_BUTTADEO 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @G_BUTTADEO

        @sapinker would not be that relevant. But the way Nordic people think is also shaped by Hollywood films, etc. + they may just be applying

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      10. 1 more reply
      1. Bibliófilo‏ @LibrosyLenguas 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker A culture that replaced thought by things. From a Schubert sonata, to pushing a button to elicit an effect, like chimps.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Cynthia Roe‏ @cd_roe 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker That's what linguist do. Use the right words to soften the blow:)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2018 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info