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Logic, Reason and Critical Thinking, Class 12: Period 4, Thursday, December 3
Do not ask about the elf costume. Do not ask about the elf costume. If you value your life, do not ask about the elf costume.
Needless to say, Miss Bennet was not her usual self as she began class this morning. She was in a considerably darker mood. She was not one it would be wise to antagonize.
"A professor named T. Edward Damer," she started, abruptly, "wrote a book entitled Attacking Faulty Reasoning. As that is much of our purpose in this class, it seemed a natural fit."
"Damer opens the book by listing his Code of Conduct for Effective Rational Discussion -- that is, twelve principles which he suggests as helpful rules of behavior for participants in logical arguments. All are, when one examines them properly, essentially what one might consider common sense -- but this does not lessen their impact."
She began passing out sheets with the Code printed on it. Holding herself as though she were a dignified gentlewoman, and one not wearing an elf costume.
"I should like for us to discuss these rules today. Do we feel they are important? How can they be used in rational discourse? Are they likewise helpful for polite conversation, among friends, or are they more suited to a formal setting?"
It should be clear that, today, there was a thirteenth rule of conduct, one which superseded all of the above: do not ask about the elf costume.
Needless to say, Miss Bennet was not her usual self as she began class this morning. She was in a considerably darker mood. She was not one it would be wise to antagonize.
"A professor named T. Edward Damer," she started, abruptly, "wrote a book entitled Attacking Faulty Reasoning. As that is much of our purpose in this class, it seemed a natural fit."
"Damer opens the book by listing his Code of Conduct for Effective Rational Discussion -- that is, twelve principles which he suggests as helpful rules of behavior for participants in logical arguments. All are, when one examines them properly, essentially what one might consider common sense -- but this does not lessen their impact."
She began passing out sheets with the Code printed on it. Holding herself as though she were a dignified gentlewoman, and one not wearing an elf costume.
"I should like for us to discuss these rules today. Do we feel they are important? How can they be used in rational discourse? Are they likewise helpful for polite conversation, among friends, or are they more suited to a formal setting?"
It should be clear that, today, there was a thirteenth rule of conduct, one which superseded all of the above: do not ask about the elf costume.
During the Lecture [LOG-12]
She has pointy shoes with bells on them, yes.
She is not happy about this.
Re: During the Lecture [LOG-12]
Never mind. He was used to ignoring outrageous hats. He could ignore pointy shoes with bells.
Re: During the Lecture [LOG-12]
And if he happened to look tired as all hell, well, maybe that contributed to it a little bit, too.