Most writers know what purple prose is. Most try to make their writing contain as little writing as possible. I call this skinny writing. In this week’s episode, I talk about the utility of purple prose and skinny writing, when we should use both, and why I think that our writing culture has shifted toward […]
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Begging the Question does not mean that you are asking a specific question. Begging the Question is a logical fallacy that looks at whether someone is making arguments for their basic ideas or is merely making assumptions. When we look at Begging the Question, it can teach us authors to look at our fundamental beliefs
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History is important. Some of you love history. Some of you think history is a snooze. Even if you don’t like history, I think it is important to know and understand history. Knowing and understanding history can help us make better decisions in our lives, but it can also help us write better. You read
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Debate is an important part of maintaining a society and developing new ideas. One of the reasons for going to school is run into conflict to develop ideas. Seth and I discuss debate, critical thinking, the Socratic method, and what the goal should be of any discussion where there is disagreement. If you enjoy this
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Abstract objects are ideas that exist within our mind that seem to need to exist in the world apart from people. Today, we talk about how that would work. Vince Jacobson guests and delves into the philosophy behind abstractions and why certain non-physical entities may need to exist apart from the temporal and physical world.
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One thing I believe vital for becoming better as a human and a society rests on a simple yet profound idea that I believe undergirds all the ideals that make a society function well. This is the idea of freedom of speech, an idea, though seen as innate, has not been the norm for the
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