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Fallacies - 2 views

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logical fallacies

shared by mmaretzki on 16 May 11 - Cached
  • mmaretzki on 16 May 11
     
    Definitions of typical logical fallacies
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N.B.A. Executive Dares to Leave the Safety of His Shadow Life - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-executive-says-he-is-gay.html

Enthymeme

shared by mmaretzki on 16 May 11 - No Cached
  • forcing Mr. Stern once again to confront a culture in which the worst thing you can say about a man is to suggest that you think he is less than a man.
    • mmaretzki
      mmaretzki on 16 May 11
       
      The enthymeme comes from Dan Barry, the author, I think.
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  • mmaretzki on 16 May 11
     
    Enthymeme highlighted...
  • mmaretzki on 16 May 11
     
    Enthymeme highlighted...
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Attainable Utopias : LanGuaging - 0 views

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languaging

shared by mmaretzki on 14 May 11 - No Cached
  • a “noun is just a "slow" verb; that is, it refers to a process that is progressing so slowly so as to appear static”
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Evolution of Language Takes Unexpected Turn | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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evolution origin

shared by mmaretzki on 18 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mmaretzki on 18 Apr 11
     
    Recent research suggests the evolution of language may be influenced more by culture than by "programming."
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As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow--First Chill--Then Stupor--Then the Letting Go |... - 2 views

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virtual_reality

shared by mmaretzki on 18 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mmaretzki on 18 Apr 11
     
    An Outside Magazine article that blends information and virtual reality.
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YouTube - Broca's aphasia - Sarah Scott - teenage stroke - 0 views

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broca's aphasia

shared by mmaretzki on 01 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mmaretzki on 01 Apr 11
     
    Video of a 19 year old woman in English who suffered a stroke nine months earlier that resulted in Broca's aphasia, from which she's slowly recovering.
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin News - 5 views

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shared by mmaretzki on 27 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • mmaretzki on 27 Mar 11
     
    Article about debate about Hawaii Creole in Hawaii public schools. Governor Cayetano quoted, "The only time we should be using pidgin English in the public schools is when they're studying pidgin itself, from a historical or cultural point of view."
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Language Log - 0 views

languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll

shared by mmaretzki on 25 Feb 11 - Cached
  • mmaretzki on 25 Feb 11
     
    A blog about language
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The Science Behind AnalyzeWords.com - 4 views

analyzewords.com/science.php

forensic_linguistics

shared by mmaretzki on 24 Feb 11 - No Cached
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  • mmaretzki on 24 Feb 11
     
    This site claims to "analyze" the words we use; more importantly though, it lists a number of useful links at the bottom of the page.
  • mmaretzki on 25 Feb 11
     
    Ryan had a bit of a head start...
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