Month: March 2013

Liberals Gone Wild: The Problem(s) With Universal Access to University Education

Introduction Here’s another problem that is pulling apart my intuitions about what’s right: the policy of universal accessibility to university education. It seems there’s an intrinsic tension between upholding a certain academic standard and making it accessible to as many people as possible. ‘Member back in the last presidential election (in US and A) when […]

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Critical Thinking: Hidden Premises and Conclusions

NOTE: I’ve updated and improved this lesson on my new critical thinking website Reasoningforthedigitalage.com In the new version I present a more systematic way to identify hidden premises (i.e. enthymemes) IntroductionHere come the tricky part.  Who needs the Quickie-Mart?  Often identifying hidden premises and conclusions can require a little more cognitive effort than we have so far […]

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