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Author Has Correct Opinion on Objective Morality
Moral realism, rocks, and why the universe is not doing your ethics homework.
Jul 30
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On Mocking Fascism.
Ridicule breaks the spell. Laughter helps us survive it.
Jul 29
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Deflections Guide | The Argument Field Manual
A field guide to whataboutism, tu quoque, red herrings, and other ways arguments flee the point.
Jul 27
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TDiqC Gets Its First Ever Critique!
What happens when a confident definition gets dragged through turtles, wheelchairs, pant seats, and actual usage.
Jul 10
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Field Note: Specimen — The "Lol, Triggered!" Bobbitt
A breed of troll that uses epistemic amputation to hide intellectual flaccidity
Jul 6
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June 2026
Field Note — The Direction a Mind Comes From
A Frederick Douglass quote on lived expectation, empathy, and why some arguments pass each other sideways
Jun 30
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Field Note: Specimen — Straw-Martyr
A Strawman constructed with zero self-preservation, to show how incredibly unreasonable they are.
Jun 28
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What is a Woman?
A final, definitive answer to the Internet's Most Exhausting Question
Jun 26
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Field Note: Mental Mode — Engineer of All Trades
A note on one of the ways a mind can hold the world.
Jun 25
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Field Note: Sighting — Argumental Hermit Crab
I had a high-nuance argument-related critter described to me and realized I've encountered them too. I recognize it by its scuttle.
Jun 24
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Defensive Retreats Guide | The Argument Field Manual
A field guide to motte-and-baileys, moving goalposts, joke retreats, and other ways claims escape inspection.
Jun 22
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Moral & Reputational Attacks Guide | The Argument Field Manual
A field guide to bad-faith accusations, motive attacks, mind-reading, and other ways speakers get put on trial instead of claims.
Jun 14
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