BLA2667

1. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
"Psychology: Science or Not?" Western Hero. N.p., 27 January 2013. Web. < []> 25 May 2013. In this blog, an anonymous citizen exclaims their opinion on the matter that psychology is not a science- at all. This citizen states that psychology does not contain "clearly defined terminology, quantifiablility, highly controlled experimental conditions, reproductibility, and finally, predictability and testability" (par 6). However, psychology contains all five of the requirements.

2. Science requires data.
"We Don't Need More Data Scientists -- Just Make Big Data Easier To Use" Gigaom. N.p., 22 December 2012. Web. <[]> 11 June 2013. "...there are three main roles served by the data scientist: data architecture, machine learning, and analytics. While these roles are important, the fact is that not every company actually needs a highly specialized data team of the sort you'd find at Google or Facebook" (par 4). This exerpt needs PROOF that the company does not need it. It needs an experiment with recorded DATA. Anything could happen if their team was not the same way anymore.

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
"Psychology: Science or Not?" Western Hero. N.p., 27 January 2013. Web. <[]> 25 May 2013. The citizen who wrote this blog does not think twice and attacks all aspects of psychology and fellow psychologists. They claim that people who favor psychology as a science, "were apologetic in nature, excusing quite obvious shortfalls" (par 8).

"We Don't Need More Data Scientists -- Just Make Big Data Easier To Use" Gigaom. N.p., 22 December 2012. Web. <[]> 11 June 2013. "...there are three main roles served by the data scientist: data architecture, machine learning, and analytics. While these roles are important, the fact is that not every company actually needs a highly specialized data team of the sort you'd find at Google or Facebook" (par 4). The way this quote is fraised is completely criticism. The author is merely putting down the roles data scientists, although he did try to not totally bash them.

4. Fight fire with fire, and data with data.
"Psychology: Science or Not?" Western Hero. N.p., 27 January 2013. Web. <[]> 25 May 2013. The citizen believes that, "psychologists can't use a ruler or a microscope, so they invent an arbitrary scale" (par 7). The person is fighting the psychologists rather than the facts, and the person is making themselves less credible as they continue to type their opinion.

5. There's power in precise terms.
Older brother, thirty-four years old "I came up with a theory that if you walk into a bar naked, all the girls- lesbian and straight- then they will give you their number." My brother should have used the word HYPOTHESIS over theory because it is not absolutely true that all the girls will, and it is clearly a "hypothesis statement."

6. Correlation is not causation.
"Religion A Cause Of Crime? Correlation Does Not Imply Causation." Youtube. N.p., 21 February 2012. Web. < [] > 13 June 2013. Someone has believed to think that religious matters cause crime. However, this person must be careful because the correlation between crime and religion does not necessarily mean it is the absolute causation for crime and violence.

7. More of something good isn't always better.
Kennedy Arms, sixteen years old We learned in Psychology class that there are three types of sleeping "people." Owl, lark, and superhuman. Kennedy is a superhuman and does not need as much sleep as owls or larks. More sleep may cause her to become depressed or even more tired. More sleep isn't always better for everyone.

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
"We Don't Need More Data Scientists -- Just Make Big Data Easier To Use" Gigaom. N.p., 22 December 2012. Web. < [] > 11 June 2013. "We have done it before in the software industry, and we can do it again" (par 2). HUGE violation! Just because it worked once does NOT mean it will reoccur.

9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
"Casey Anthony Judge: There Was Enough To Convict" Yahoo!. N.p, 6 May 2013. Web. < [] > 13 June 2013. The judge believes that there was "enough evidence" to accuse Casey Anthony of the murder of her child. Although there were a surplus of speculations that she was the one to blame, there was clearly not enough evidence packed in the case. The judge and many others may believe that she did kill her daughter, but without evidence it is simply not true.

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
"Stem Cell Discovery Could Lead To Improved Bone Marrow Transplants" Science Daily. N.p., 27 January 2011. Web. < [] > 11 June 2013. This article does not talk about the details of the experiment or the evidence of what the scientists are saying to be true; however, there is a high likelyhood that they are on the right track, and possibly correct in their hypothesis. Just because all the evidence is not there YET, does not mean it will not work.