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false equivalence

Those who do not know their internet history are doomed to repeat it, clearly.

Those who do not know their internet history are doomed to repeat it, clearly.

By tigtog on February 15, 2013

Datum the First: On April 8, 2007 Tim O’Reilly wrote a Draft Blogger’s Code Of Conduct …In the nearly seven years since, many similar initiatives have been proposed.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, history, Meta, social justice, Sociology | Tagged blogging, comments policy, false equivalence, interblog, silencing tactics, vitriol | 15 Responses

Shorter Michael Shermer

Shorter Michael Shermer

By tigtog on January 24, 2013

Hippieses, I hatesssss them.

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, parties and factions, Science | Tagged Deep Rifts, false equivalence, randroids, skeptics | 6 Responses

Today in nodding furiously: what do you mean when you say you're entitled to your opinion?

Today in nodding furiously: what do you mean when you say you’re entitled to your opinion?

By tigtog on October 5, 2012

If “Everyone’s entitled to their opinion” just means no-one has the right to stop people thinking and saying whatever they want, then the statement is true, but fairly trivial. But…

Posted in ethics & philosophy, language, Politics, Sociology | Tagged autism, false equivalence, pseudoscience, rhetoric, silencing tactics, vaccination | 6 Responses

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