LSAT Logic in Everyday Life

This week, we look at the attacks on Scott McClellan's character and motivations in the wake of his new White House expose.

This week, the California Supreme Court ruled Proposition 22 to be unconstitutional. In this week's podcast, we discuss the arguments surrounding the court's decision.

The release of Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar games sparked predictable outrage at the level of violence, gore, and sex, but is that outrage justified?

Was this week's run on rice due to panicky misperceptions about American food supply, or was it a reaction to the rising price?

1) The ABC Democratic primary debate; 2) Single sex schools in Georgia; 3) Percentages and Numbers flaws with article about iPhone users; 4) Personal appeals to Iraqis.

Autism Awareness Day brought the debate about a possible connection between vaccines and autism to the national spotlight. We look at the terms of the debate.

This week, we look at a 2006 study on preventing lung cancer that was recently revealed to have been funded by grants from a large tobacco company.

This week, we look at an article that purports to demonstrate that spending money on others causes happiness more than spending money on oneself. We look at ways to strengthen and weaken this causal conclusion.

An LSAT Logic take on Spitzer, Ferraro, and Rev. Wright.

1) Guns on campuses; 2) Universal Health Care; 3) Poverty and weight correlation; 4) "It's not mean if it's true."

This week, a bill was proposed (and subsequently rejected) in the state legislature in MIssissippi that would ban obese people from restaurants. We look at why the bill fails to address the problem of obesity.

A new study warns about the risks associated with rising stress levels during tense sports events. We take apart the argument for watching or skipping the Super Bowl.

The iTunes Music Store changed the way we discuss, purchase, and create music. Many analysts argue that the iTunes movie rentals will do the same for movies. We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the comparison.

This week we discuss why economists don't flat out say whether or not there is a recession, and we look at arguments that discuss whether or not they should.

In the race to the presidential nomination, everyone's talking about change, but using the word in different ways to manipulate the argument in favor of their position. On the LSAT, we call that equivocation.