December 8, 2009 – William M. Briggs

San Francisco Chronicle can’t make up its mind about global warming

In today's print edition, above the fold, is the item: Climate change: The Obama administration declares that global-warming from man-made greenhouse gases endangers health. Note carefully that it has declared…

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Pajamas Media Post: ‘The Copenhagen Diagnosis’ Fails Logic 101

Head on over to Pajamas Media for today's post. Thanks to David Steinberg for providing the title.

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> But that’s because the setup is itself weird. It contains the implicit premise that more beliefs equals better survival,…
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Well, now I know why lawyers are all screwed up.
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I think Mr. Blow hit the nail on the head.
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Statisticians always get blamed for everything. My friend is a statistician, so it's his own stupid fault.
JH on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026
(A) Both valid and sound arguments are considered correct. The premise for a valid argument may be false. (See https://iep.utm.edu/val-snd/).…