Minutes from November 15 @ Cicero's

Here are the minutes from the second meeting of the SLSS.

• November 15, 2007 (8:00 pm-10:00 pm)
  
• Location: Cicero's
• Members in attendance: 8 (BB, JF, DM, ST, GG, PJ, MD, CM)
• Discussion of Logical Fallacies (JF, BB)
• Two handouts (1, 2)
• Bill O'Reilly video exhibiting many logical fallacies
  
• 10 Logical Fallacies
• Straw Man
• Argument from Ignorance
• Argument from Final Consequences
• To Quoque
• Bin Laden Quote
  
• Unstated Major Premise
• Ad Hominem
• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
• False Dichotomy
  
• Argument from Personal Incredulity
• Non sequitur
• Discussion of "The Secret" (ST) - Look for upcoming post for discussion
• USA Today article on mathematics education (MD)
• For next time:
• JF: Pseudoscientific Abuses of Quantum Mechanics
  
• CM: ???
• GG: "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" or "Math, Matter, and the Mind"
  
• Dimitris: Crazy Greek TV
• Discussion of possible funding and new meeting place
  
• Discuss work with campus and outreach