LSAT Logic in Everyday Life
Summary: A weekly podcast that applies the logic of the LSAT to politics, advertisements, and conventional wisdom.
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- Artist: The Princeton Review
- Copyright: Copyright 2006 Princeton Review
Podcasts:
1) Superstitions in Romania; 2) Cliched comeback: That's Old News!; 3) Addicts and Rationality
This week we tackle flaws in the Law of the Sea.
Part-to-whole comparison flaws can be more complicated than they seem at first. We look at Bill O'Reilly's attack on dailykos.com to point out some of the subtleties.
1) A response to the Potter podcast. 2) Cliches from Dr. Phil. 3) Believing in Science. 4) Splenda and sugar. 5) Prime Beef.
This week, we look at the claim that publishing early reviews of the new Harry Potter book means the New York Times hate kids.
This week we look at claims that David Beckham's U.S. arrival will take soccer to a new level in the States as well as counterclaims that he will have little influence.
This week a study was touted as disproving the stereotype that women talk more than men, but the methodology of the study might limit the applicability of its conclusions.
This week we take apart the awkward interaction between Ann Coulter and Elizabeth Edwards on MSNBC.
This week, we take a look at the study behind headlines touting the higher intelligence of first-born children.
1)If it looks like a green duck; 2) Life is unfair; 3) A matter of taste; and 4) That's the way it's always been done
New technology can bring great new benefits but also potential problems. We take apart Google's argument that its Street View feature is not an invasion of privacy.
This week we look at the ethical principles involved in Andrew Speaker's decision to board an international flight after being told by health officials to stay put.
This week we try to resolve the paradox: Americans are concerned about increasing gas prices, which are much higher this year than last year, and yet more Americans will be travelling this weekend than last Memorial Day.
This week we look at some cliche retorts.
This week we examine the discourse surrounding newspaper book reviews versus litblogs on the heels of the decision by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other newspapers to cut back on their book review sections.
