University of Washington instructors push for 'calling BS' class

[bigheadfred]

Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A pair of University of Washington faculty members are proposing a course dedicated to a specific aspect of critical thinking -- "calling BS."

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/01/24/University-of-Washington-instructors-push-for-calling-BS-class/1281485292505/

[Lando Lincoln]

Fred!!!  Been missing you around these parts!

[bigheadfred]

Fred!!!  Been missing around these parts!

The voices in my head are back. Can you imagine the horror of the cessation of the discordant dichotomies and cacophonic dissent of my selves?

[Sanguine]

Sounds intriguing.  However, calling BS could make them very unpopular on college campuses.  Not sure how that's going to work.

Their page is:  http://callingbullshit.org/index.html

[Oceander]

The voices in my head are back. Can you imagine the horror of the cessation of the discordant dichotomies and cacophonic dissent of my selves?

Nope.  It'd be frighteningly silent - and boring - if all my company left!

[bigheadfred]

Sounds intriguing.  However, calling BS could make them very unpopular on college campuses.  Not sure how that's going to work.

Their page is:  http://callingbullshit.org/index.html

If this takes off we could HELP. Being in an entrepreneurial mood we could offer a Free Shower for $19.99 with an upgrade for a Free Free Shower for an additional handling fee of $19.99. Plus taxes, delivery fees, etc. Soap not included.

[Wingnut]

The voices in my head are back. Can you imagine the horror of the cessation of the discordant dichotomies and cacophonic dissent of my selves?

So what you are saying is:  your mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.

[Free Vulcan]

You mean BS like 'if it's a cold winter it's global warming, and if it's a warm winter it's global warming?'