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About davidbdale

My name honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale. I am the author of 299 Very Short Novels and several plays and the Artistic Director of Must See Theater company.

Definition Rewrite—davidbdale

Posted on October 19, 2021 by davidbdale

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Definition—davidbdale

Posted on October 19, 2021 by davidbdale

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Won’t You Be My Wireless Neighbor?

Posted on October 19, 2021 by davidbdale

Won’t You Be My Wireless Neighbor? By Helen Rubinstein I contend this is largely a Definition/Categorical argument. As you read it, decide for yourself 1) what it defines and 2) to what degree you believe this is in fact a Definition … Continue reading →

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Test Post—jonnyb25

Posted on October 7, 2021 by davidbdale

This is really truly precisely just a test.

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Beware of IT and THIS

Posted on September 30, 2021 by davidbdale

A student last semester wrote this Purposeful Summary. His name was Wazoo. As you read Wazoo’s comment, see if you can answer this essential question: What’s He Talking About? It seems counterintuitive that we buy iphones and use them knowing … Continue reading →

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Claims Task

Posted on September 28, 2021 by davidbdale

Basic Claim Types We’ve hardly spoken about claims (and claim types) at all in class, so I don’t expect you to readily recognize a Definition/Categorical claim, but one thing should be obvious from the name. It’s a claim about how … Continue reading →

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Barter Explained Poorly, 4 Times

Posted on September 23, 2021 by davidbdale

Paragraph 1. Bartering is trading services or goods with another person when there is no money involved. This type of exchange was relied upon by early civilizations. There are even cultures within modern society who still rely on this type of … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis Feedback

Posted on September 23, 2021 by davidbdale

By THU OCT 07, all of you will have consulted with my on a plan to develop your Hypotheses to reveal the most intriguing research questions you can imagine. You’re smart people and good students. You’re in class because you … Continue reading →

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The “Give Directly” Hypothesis

Posted on September 23, 2021 by davidbdale

In 2013 Daniel Handel, an economist with USAID—the U.S. government’s main agency for foreign assistance—had just moved to Rwanda when he heard about a charity that was testing a bold idea: Instead of giving people in poor countries, say, livestock … Continue reading →

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Task: Purposeful Summaries

Posted on September 14, 2021 by davidbdale

The Purposeful Summary Task You’ll be writing Purposeful Summaries of three counterintuitive articles as discussed in today’s Purposeful Summary Lecture. Links to dozens of candidate articles can be found in the sidebar of the blog. You may make use of … Continue reading →

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