tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582789.post-16682426091544012282008-04-18T17:52:00.000-04:002008-04-18T17:52:00.353-04:002008-04-18T17:52:00.353-04:00Having some experience with cognitive neuroscience, politics, and writing, one might expect that I would really like <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2008/04/politics_partisanship_and_spli.php">this piece by Jonah Lehrer</a>.<br /><br />It's okay, but <a href="http://www.finitejest.com/post/30895215">now read this</a> by 'Russ'.<br /><br />I realize that traditional judges of writing may disagree* , but the latter piece is the far superior piece of writing, let alone actual analysis.<br /><br /><br />Any moron could see that.**<br /><br /><br /><br /><font style="font-style: italic;"><font size="1">* Check out <a href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/awintro.pdf">the highest rated sample essay</a> and commentary on pages 9-10 - Jonah Lehrer might love it, but I am inspired to describe it as the foetid effluvia emanating from the maw of a narcissistic poseur...<br /><br />** This of course represents how bloggers are worse.</font><br /></font>bonobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241279987882052237noreply@blogger.com1