20 October 2021
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In defense of whataboutism
Robert Wright and Steven Pinker, author of the book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, discuss the usefulness of a much-derided rhetorical maneuver.
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In this video:
- Steve’s new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
- Are humans inherently logical?
- What is “motivated reasoning”?
- How attribution error distorts our public discourse
- How Steve deals with criticism of his work
- Bob’s defense of whataboutism
- Did evolution make us moral—or at least moralistic?
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