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  • 5 Reasons We Should Still Read Cicero

    5 Reasons We Should Still Read Cicero0

    Marcus Tullius Cicero has a legacy as one of the most admired orators and statesmen of all time. Born in 106 BC, he lived through the most turbulent days of the doomed Roman Republic which was being torn apart by ambitious individuals’ lust for power and glory. Cicero was a man who defended the Republican

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  • 5 Reasons to Go Back to One-Room Schools

    5 Reasons to Go Back to One-Room Schools0

    A number of years ago when I first started college, I sheepishly broached my English professor with a thesis for my freshman research paper: the revival of one-room schools in America. Her wholehearted approval and my subsequent research brought the realization that such an idea wasn’t as far-fetched as I’d first thought. Apparently, others in

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  • 5 Reasons to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments

    5 Reasons to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments1

    At Intellectual Takeout we write a great deal on logical fallacies, of which there are many. Of all fallacies, the ad hominem is king (and probably always will be). From the Latin “to the man” or “to the person,” it is a (fallacious) argumentative device that involves attacking one’s opponent instead of rebutting their argument.

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  • 5 Reasons Schools Should Teach Debate to Students

    5 Reasons Schools Should Teach Debate to Students0

    The other day a friend of mine was describing a video clip of a student debate he had seen online. According to my friend, the video showed a student who was clearly trying to make a logical argument, but was grasping at straws and clueless on how to debate in a rational manner.  Such a

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  • 5 Reasons People Tend to Get Happier as They Grow Older

    5 Reasons People Tend to Get Happier as They Grow Older0

    Happiness has become a modern obsession. Searching for it, holding on to it, and wishing it on our loved ones have all become motivating forces for how we live our lives. We also use happiness as a measuring stick for life decisions. If a job doesn’t make us happy, we quit it. If a relationship

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  • 5 Reasons Parents Want Homework to Disappear

    5 Reasons Parents Want Homework to Disappear0

    Earlier this year, Texas teacher Brandy Young told parents she would not be giving homework throughout the year. Instead, Ms. Young encouraged families to spend homework time doing things together. The note went viral, suggesting that American parents are not big fans of homework. Neither, it seems, are parents in Spain. They have designated every

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