http://www.kosmopolito.org/2010/01/25/ottinger-vs-english-as-a-working-language/ The Blog with the European perspective Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kosmopolito.org/2010/01/25/ottinger-vs-english-as-a-working-language/#comment-701 Tobi Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:03:23 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=1769#comment-701 viscous or vicious. viscous or vicious.

]]> http://www.kosmopolito.org/2010/01/25/ottinger-vs-english-as-a-working-language/#comment-700 Billius Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:27:10 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=1769#comment-700 Erm, fallacy! How terribly Freudian. Erm, fallacy! How terribly Freudian.

]]> http://www.kosmopolito.org/2010/01/25/ottinger-vs-english-as-a-working-language/#comment-699 Billius Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:49:26 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=1769#comment-699 Very interesting example of that old logical phallacy, the viscious ad hominem. The initial response might to think it is simply a case of 'do as I say, not as I do'. On the other hand, it could be argued that it is admirable that an individual should support policies that would disadvantage him personally, while others might frame their view of the world based in accordance with their own limitations. An analogy might be a person who asserts that it would be good for school children to have a command of Latin, while he does not have the skill himself. Very interesting example of that old logical phallacy, the viscious ad hominem. The initial response might to think it is simply a case of ‘do as I say, not as I do’. On the other hand, it could be argued that it is admirable that an individual should support policies that would disadvantage him personally, while others might frame their view of the world based in accordance with their own limitations. An analogy might be a person who asserts that it would be good for school children to have a command of Latin, while he does not have the skill himself.

]]> http://www.kosmopolito.org/2010/01/25/ottinger-vs-english-as-a-working-language/#comment-698 European Almanac Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:20:02 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=1769#comment-698 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Öttinger vs. English as a working language http://ow.ly/10ndC [@Kosmopolit]</span></span> Öttinger vs. English as a working language http://ow.ly/10ndC [@Kosmopolit]

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