Steven Pinker: The Sense of Style

The APS-David Myers Lecture on the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychology, delivered at the 27th Annual APS Convention, New York City, May 2015

[@RylinnBunnage]

Love this!!! It is just too true. Keep it simple and you will get your point across more efficiently and accurately!!!

[@ulyssesalvarezlaviada1502]

BADASS ATTITUDE OF QUOTES IN ACTION. "It is better to be clear and possibly wrong than fuzzy and not even wrong." - Steven Pinker. "It is better to be fuzzy and possibly right than simplistic and definitely wrong." - Ulysses Alvarez Laviada. The first quote assumes that clarity doesn't have shortcomings in itself. For instance, the habits of clarity develops a tendency for us to be simplistic rather than simple when the context requires it. The habits of clarity also develops the tendency for us to dismiss fuzziness when the context might require it. The second quote assumes that fuzziness doesn't have shortcomings in itself. For instance, the habits of fuzziness develops a tendency for us to be over complicated rather than complex when the context requires it. The habits of fuzziness also develops the tendency for us to dismiss clarity when the context might require it. Both quotes dismiss one ontological nature of reality, namely, anything that can show human excellence, in our case, simplicity and complexity, tend to show their natural shortcomings when either of them becomes a habit.

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Did Pinker use the verb plague?😂😂😂