Comments on: Heidi Thiess: How NOT to think http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/ It's meat! And it thinks! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: meatbrain http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-3115 meatbrain Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:21:10 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-3115 <strong>"Heidi’s post was referring to a columnists’ dubbing of the ISG, not her own."</strong> And Heidi's claim is that <em>because</em> the authors of the study were called a name, they were therefore "senile, incompetent, and completely irrelevant". No matter how many times she uses an "ad hominem":http://www.fallacyfiles.org/adhomine.html argument, it's still a fallacy. Perhaps you need to become familiar with the concept of a logical fallacy, WW. “Heidi’s post was referring to a columnists’ dubbing of the ISG, not her own.”

And Heidi’s claim is that because the authors of the study were called a name, they were therefore “senile, incompetent, and completely irrelevant”.

No matter how many times she uses an ad hominem argument, it’s still a fallacy. Perhaps you need to become familiar with the concept of a logical fallacy, WW.

]]> By: Warwitch http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-3111 Warwitch Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:31:05 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-3111 Perhaps you need to brush up on your reading comprehension. Heidi's post was referring to a columnists' dubbing of the ISG, not her own. The report has received wide ridicule for being simplistic, short-sighted, and full of misplaced hubris. But you probably didn't follow any of the links referenced in that post, so nevermind. Perhaps you need to brush up on your reading comprehension. Heidi’s post was referring to a columnists’ dubbing of the ISG, not her own. The report has received wide ridicule for being simplistic, short-sighted, and full of misplaced hubris. But you probably didn’t follow any of the links referenced in that post, so nevermind.

]]> By: meatbrain http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-3000 meatbrain Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:17:50 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-3000 If all Talabani did was to call the authors names, then he'd be no better than Heidi. But that's not what he did. No comparison, WW. Try again. If all Talabani did was to call the authors names, then he’d be no better than Heidi. But that’s not what he did. No comparison, WW. Try again.

]]> By: Warwitch http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-2949 Warwitch Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:09:46 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-2949 Maybe the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani should "stay stupid", too, huh? The Iraqis have <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/10/iraq.main/index.html" rel="nofollow">rejected the report</a> <i>in toto</i>. Maybe the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani should “stay stupid”, too, huh? The Iraqis have rejected the report in toto.

]]> By: meatbrain http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-2944 meatbrain Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:47:54 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-2944 When people lie, what word describes them more precisely than "liar"? When people lie, what word describes them more precisely than “liar”?

]]> By: Warwitch http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-thiess-how-not-to-think/#comment-2942 Warwitch Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:10:59 +0000 http://thinkingmeat.net/2006/12/10/heidi-theiss-how-not-to-think/#comment-2942 You're funny. What do you think your entire blog is based on? You don't even try to pretend to know what you're talking about. You just call people liars, hypocrites, etc - apparently you can't be bothered to come up with something half-way original or witty. You just call 'em a name and call it a day. Dull boy. You’re funny. What do you think your entire blog is based on? You don’t even try to pretend to know what you’re talking about. You just call people liars, hypocrites, etc – apparently you can’t be bothered to come up with something half-way original or witty. You just call ‘em a name and call it a day. Dull boy.

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