LSAT Logic in Everyday Life
Summary: A weekly podcast that applies the logic of the LSAT to politics, advertisements, and conventional wisdom.
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- Artist: The Princeton Review
- Copyright: Copyright 2006 Princeton Review
Podcasts:
Paris Hilton has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. This week we look at arguments that her celebrity status affected her case.
The United States agricultural sector is suffering from a bee die-off that now appears to have global implications. We look at some of the proposed causes, including cell phone radiation and a new fungus.
This week, we look at three separate events that had people drawing conclusions from preconceived notions without paying close attention to the premises.
This week, we look at the controvery surrounding Don Imus and the logic behind the punditry.
This week, we look at the FCC's termination of their inquiry into cell phone use on airplanes and we see if their evidence is sufficient to reach their conclusion.
This week, we look at claims from scientists that stimulating mental exercises such as frequent museum visits and crossword puzzles can help prevent mental degenerative diseases.
Emails to the lsatpodcast@review.com Inbox. 1) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the truth about confessions 2) Gun control in Washington DC 3) How is business size related to labor shortages
This week, Menu Foods announced an enormous recall of its wet pet food lines after reports of kidney failure. We look at some of the extreme conclusions that pet owners are making based on the latest scare.
Daylight Saving Time redistributes an hour, taking from the morning and giving to the evening. This week, we examine the argument for extending Daylight Saving Time.
With the horserace of 2008 already on, it's important to cast a critical eye on polls used by pundits for political purposes.
Scientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science presented the health benefits of cocoa flavanols, but the presentation and some of the research was sponsored by candy-makers Mars, Inc. Is that reason enough to doubt their conclusions?
This week, we dissect Steve Jobs' open letter to the record labels.
This week we look at the explosion of arguments against NY State Senator Carl Kruger's proposed gadget ban.
At over 5 million dollars per minute, there's a lot of pressure on Super Bowl commercials to do their job. But what is their job? A commercial is an argument, but how do we judge its reasoning?
1)Measure for Measure: How do we judge the strength of our economy? President Bush says that the economy is growing and on the move. Senator Jim Webb believes the opposite to be true. We see how the indicators they choose skew their conclusions.