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Logic-Checking Impeachment

December 9, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

I’ve started a two-part series analyzing arguments for and against impeachment starting with an argument made by legal scholar Pamela Karlan in favor of impeaching the President.

LogicChecking Bloomberg News

December 4, 2019 By Jon Haber in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

I’ve started in on more heavy-duty logic checking of the news of the day at the new LogicCheck.net web site. This week, I take a look at the controversial decision by Bloomberg News to avoid investigative reporting of any Democratic candidate for President. If you’re new to the site, be sure to read these getting […]

Announcing LogicCheck

November 26, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

Facts are great. But if you want to know what’s really going on, you need to logic check, as well as fact check, the news.

Free College

October 16, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

What are presidential candidates actually proposing when they talk about free college?

Talking Politics – 3

October 11, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking, Uncategorized

When used in critical thinking, statistics are useful when trying to determine the scope of a problem, while anecdotal data puts flesh on those statistics.

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