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3 Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Why Ad Hominem Works

by RobinZ

14th Nov 2015

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WHEN: 15 November 2015 03:00:00PM (-0500)

WHERE: Navy Memorial

Note: meetup location has changed! Courtyard is closed today, meetup will happen at the Navy Memorial.

We'll be talking this week about how internal states like emotions affect beliefs, and how this can support fallacies and biases like ad hominem arguments and the halo effect.

Naturally, side conversations are allowed and encouraged.

Upcoming meetups:

Nov. 22: Fun & Games
Nov. 29: no meetup
Dec. 6: Create & Complete