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What are the principles of good, logical, and ethical argument?

I would suggest the following 12: 1) Relevance (to the question under consideration) 2) Gravity/Scope/Impact/Implication/Significance in Size or Degree 3) Purpose/Meaning/Values (Ethics, Empathy, Compassion, Character, the Human Spirit, Self-Actualization, etc ) 4) Defines those purposes and objectives clearly 5) Backed by Good Reasons (Quality, Credible) 6) Distinctions/Nuance 7) Clear defining…

Dan Kennedy Wisdom on Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Growth

Renegade Millionaire Marketing: Dan Kennedy Wisdom on Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Growth 1. Go into the fire embrace your fear. 2. Go the opposite way of the herd. 3. Patterns, patterns, patterns bad ones good ones. (its ingrained conformity, follow the masses, follow the crowd/herd Lexus versus pick-up truck or Cowboy boots Dallas to Boston. Weird. conditioned to conform.) [ ]

Thoughts on Christian Thought Leaders

1) Left versus right. Heart and intention. Biblical grounded for that. 2) Integrative (of BOTH ideas) 3) Marketplace of ideas (certainly not all is valuable but we need a grace period for some ideas) 4) Church Unity (???) Borg or Mosaic (metaphorically loaded). Matrix (???)

Secrecy versus Openness in Debates

Having actual debates with the argument and feedback from debates helps you get better much more than a simple surprise will. Relying on surprise is a one-trick pony and one that takes WAY more effort than actually figuring out the. Read that sentance again 10 times and internalize it and act on it. If you look at [ ]

My Quick Thoughts on Those that Want to Ban the War on Drugs

Your assumption seems to be that if something is failing or ineffective we should abandon it completely. I think this obscures a vast range of options.

Using Framework and Topicality Against Performative Teams

This is an argument for a common language by Monty Python There are many other examples of the miscommunication or warped communication which might result from having radically different standards/rules/norms. You will also want a rant/overview which explains the quote and unpacks the full meaning. You still probably have to turn their -ism (racism, sexism) because they [ ]

Crazy Business Ideas

1) Missions benchmarking, etc.. 2) Youth Employment 3) University I need something to make money. Side gig.

Should we militarize or arm schools

Maybe because the money is better spent educating kids so they stay out of poverty and become tax payers so they can support the next generation? And because the logical extension of that argument is pretty much armed guards and guns everywhere for defense not to mention perhaps a liberalization of gun policies around dangerous areas [ ]

Random criticism of philosopher

I wonder what I will think of this passage in 8 years (written in Dec 2012): The following seems to lack any distinctions or nuance which takes into account differences among theologians or what the New Testament says or what Jesus actually said. I would expect a higher level analytical fact-based precision from a [ ]

Random musings…..for many years later.

It seems odd to me that someone would posit freedom versus wisdom .or innovation versus history. The status quo isn t always bad.

Consulting Systems

Systems for Leadership Marketing • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey • John Maxwell Leadership • Leadership Challenge Couzes • Predictable Success Entrepreneur Mastermind Groups • Dan Kennedy (GKIC) • Gazelle • Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) • Vistage • Various Associations in Coaching Consulting • Human Performance Institute (HPI) Various Christian Organizations

Random thoughts on physicalism and black boxes

don t see how the 4 forces argument excludes other explanations it only justifies those existing 4. Your argument is that physics doesn t fully understand (or have categories for) free will or consciousness not that it doesn t exist. Your explanation at the top seems to be common sense explanations of choice are different from how we typically view [ ]