Philosophical logic

For the same reason we all had it…

It is true that the Greek government did not start the civil war in Sudan, as some conservative lawmakers from ruling New Democracy have said. But by making this statement, they just engage in the "straw man fallacy." According to its definition, a straw man fallacy is "the distortion of someone else's argument to make it easier to attack or refute.

The EC Commissioner called on Turkey to refrain from steps that escalate tension – from rhetoric or actions

It wants three main things

There is a paradox in Turkey's leader talking about how unfair the global order is, while presiding over the worst inequality in his country's history.

The average Greek naturally feels concerned and insecure about the persisting tension in Greek-Turkish relations.

All sorts of pundits and journalists that are purported champions of the notions of "political correctness" and "equal distance" are here presented with a good opportunity to express their opinion in public.

It is essential for any new government to communicate its policies and achievements to the public, but even more so when it is challenged by an opposition that has no qualms about twisting the facts.

The stereotypes that women only talk about fashion among themselves or men are only interested in exchanging views on the newest car model is clearly and outdated way of thinking. But it seems there could actually be some truth in that, because according to data analysis from the Centre for Reading Research, men and women knew different words.

Probably you keep hearing about it all these days, the concept of "post-truth." After a spike in use around Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, the word "post-truth" has been named as Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. 
Actually the term was first used by Serbian-American playwright Steve Tesich. 

What better way do fans of Terry Pratchett to commemorate his lifelong work, than some of his own quotes on life and death. Here they are:

''The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.''

''Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.''