Bad Arguments

Some arguments are so bad that if even they were right, they'd be wrong. In this discussion, we unpack a specific example of criminally poor arguments. We take a couple of paragraphs and dismantal each argument. Perhaps this will even give you some ideas for how to take apart weak arguments that you encounter. 

Recommendations

• Abraham: Inside Out 2  (https://movies.disney.com/inside-out-2)
• Shane: Upgrade by Blake Crouch (https://blakecrouch.com/books/upgrade/)

Holidays 11/20/24:

• African Industrialization Day
• Beautiful Day
• Future Teachers of America Day
• Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)
• Name your PC Day
• National Absurdity Day
• National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
• Transgender Day of Remembrance
• Universal Children’s Day
• American Education Week
• International Fraud Awareness Week
• International Restorative Justice Week
• National Geography Awareness Week
• World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Links and References: 

1. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/deep-sea-anglerfish#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the,bioluminescence%20in%20the%20deep%20sea.
2. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lophius_piscatorius/#:~:text=Anglerfish%20inhabit%20the%20ocean%20at,low%20as%20the%20continental%20shelf.
3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098119304836
4. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hurricanes-make-lizards-evolve-bigger-toe-pads-180974772/
5. https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/a-beetle-gland-illustrates-how-new-organs-evolve#:~:text=An%20ideal%20organism%20to%20address,spray%20predators%20with%20toxic%20chemicals.
6. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61045950
7. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-sea-nomads-may-have-evolved-to-be-the-worlds-elite-divers/

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