Tag Archives: Anne Applebaum

Unnecessarily fallacious

Posted on 8/17/2010 by John Casey

Whether a non-deductive argument is strong, weak, or fallacious oftentimes if not always depends heavily on who the arguer is, what the context of the argument is, what the state of play of the debate is, and so forth.  All … Continue reading →

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They’re just nihilists

Posted on 12/15/2009 by John Casey

The Washington Post has given tenured spots on its page to a serial climate change denier (George Will), a conspiracy theorist (Charles Krauthammer), and they have offered up guest spots to the likes of Sarah Palin and other alleged global warming … Continue reading →

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Nazi Analogies

Posted on 5/21/2008 by John Casey

Anyone who has taken an ethics class is familiar with the Nazi analogy: "but on your view, a Nazi could be authentically happy. . ." therefore, etc.  In philosophy classes, as in real life, Nazi is short for every kind … Continue reading →

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