The C and C++ standards do not specify the order of evaluation for function arguments. This can lead to subtle portability problems. As I explained in my column last month (“As Precise As Possible”), ...

Back in January, I posted a piece on this blog asking if any readers wanted to develop their critical thinking as a kind of New Year’s Resolution. Following some rather positive feedback, I added a ...

Over the summer, I wrote a couple of pieces about how we can infuse critical thinking into our writing and avoid presenting Fake News. During my writing, it dawned on me that it’s arguably easier to ...

Argumentation theory and discourse analysis jointly examine how speakers and writers construct, interpret and evaluate arguments within communicative settings. Argumentation theory offers models for ...