Sheesh, Nick. Since when do you judge speakers by their appearance? --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 1:09 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jon, > > > > You know, in the end, I watched the whole Pinker talk. And it was good, > and pertinent. It seemed to be a Pragmatic[ist] take on style: we begin in > the middle and we don't walk too fast. Or, in other words, "Have mercy on > your reader!" I confess it's a hard lesson to learn. Even tho it took me > 7 weeks to learn what Glen meant by "Steel Man"fn, I am tempted to use > the term around people who may not have quite figured it out yet. It makes > me feel like I am a member of the Glen-Club. > > > > Even if the talk was delivered by a badly groomed cocker spaniel in a Lord > Fauntleroy jacket. > > > > Nick > > > > FN =To steelman an argument is to put it in it’s best possible form BEFORE > beginning to evaluate it. Back formation from “strawman”. > > > > > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of jon zingale > Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:53 PM > To: friam@redfish.com > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Abducktion > > > > Agreed! Pinker is a smug jerk. > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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