Book Unfound by Stephen Hise

In the study of logic, there are a number of fallacies one must understand. The purpose of these exercises is to strengthen the mind against flawed reasoning and rhetoric. One of the well-known logical fallacies is called post hoc ergo propter hoc. This Latin term means after this, therefore because of this. In this particular type of logical fallacy, it is assumed that because one action or event follows another that the preceding action or event caused the subsequent one.

Although all logical fallacies are troubling, this one is particularly so because it gives rise to convenient scapegoats. It distracts from, diverts, delays, or prevents getting to the real issues. Continue reading “Book Unfound by Stephen Hise”

How LinkedIn Can Change Your Life

Welcome to LinkedIn
Welcome to LinkedIn

When is a social network not a social network?

Give up?

I’ll tell you: when it’s a commercial, professional, academic, or business network, that’s when.

LinkedIn is all these things and more. People do use it as a social forum, to interact – no doubt about it – but its main reason for existence is its ability to connect people within the same commercial, academic or professional sphere, no matter where in the world they happen to work. Continue reading “How LinkedIn Can Change Your Life”