"The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time." --- Richard Nixon Ad Hominem, Ambiguous Assertion, Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Complexity, Reifying, Slippery Slope Fallacy, Weasel Wording...Lots More!
“We’re trying to create the world’s database, with all of the world’s information,” says Hillis. How will this agenda alleviate growing risks of fashioning a global information monopoly?
people are more willing to accept bad psychology explanations if they include irrelevant brain facts...neuroscience is especially effective as a rhetorical distractor...seductive details...unlimited jargon...reductionist & materialist explanations...