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Problem Solving – Paradoxes   1.      Introduction . Paradoxes have long been a true source of problems for professionals and the laity alike. They are often set as puzzlers. They demonstrate traps of logic, science, and life itself. Some are even linguistic, having to do with meaning. They can occur almost anywhere aside from books on them. They can be embedded within wicked problems, a home for vague language and conflicting values, uncertainty, and multiple solutions. Even logical fallacies can counted as paradoxes until they are identified. Oftentimes, paradoxes signal a major revision to the meanings of terms and even to the logical foundations of how we think.  Let’s begin with a definition. Definition: A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. In many cases, it helps refine logic and understanding. They push the bou...

  Modern Journalism. Old maxim (modified): If you lie down in the dirt, you wake up dirty. Applied to journalism, we witness a new breed of journalists altogether. Gone are the days of carefully researching an article, checking and re-checking sources, and isolating the story from personal bias. These days we have. 1. Echo journalism – Just repeat what another source prints. 2. Attack journalism – Get your opponent using any tools. 3. Talking points journalism – Equipped with talking points, just regurgitate them. 4. Hypothetical journalism – Well, it could be true; so print it. 5. Narrative journalism – All articles must conform to a preset story – no deviations allowed. 6. Biased journalism – You don’t like the true story, so secrete your personal opinions inside your article. 7. Legitimate journalism (Gone are the days, my friend, I thought ...)

 You've all heard about solving problems, how to, tip, checking, and everything else, but do you know what a problem actually is? In this post we take up 24 different problem types.  Click link below to my LinkedIn page.  What is a Problem?

  In politics, two kinds of people talk to you. ·         The first kind talks to you like an equal, trying to show you their viewpoint. ·         The second kind talks to you like you are the student needing to learn what’s right. To whom do you listen?

Announcing the 2019 update to our short essay about truth in its various forms, its ambiguity, and its debasement toward multifaceted forms.   Now at the end of 2019, four additional forms are included or introduced, negotiated truth (actually now in the literature), prayerful truth (a classic in religion but now in the service of politics), false truth – yes indeed, and mathematical truth . You might think mathematical truths are the cleanest, clearest, and unquestionable, but this is not so. With so many conflicted forms, and so many variations, truth has become the bane of itself. To most, it is a shame that such a revered term has become so confusing.  Yet, truth is a work product of civilization. Link here  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/truth-2019-g-donald-allen