tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post6884491471341931452..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Saideman's LawSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-48403526213660815602020-04-24T14:59:55.997-04:002020-04-24T14:59:55.997-04:00Option 1: Stupid is as stupid does.
Option 2: Pas...Option 1: Stupid is as stupid does.<br /><br />Option 2: Past performance does dictate future performance.<br /><br />Option 3: Stare Decicis only applies if I like the precedent in question (a/k/a the Thomas/Scalia rule).Rob Chasenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027020613644797339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-19999437974962817702012-04-05T12:44:01.902-04:002012-04-05T12:44:01.902-04:00Outstanding stuff! I'm stealing this (with att...Outstanding stuff! I'm stealing this (with attribution, of course) and using it liberally. This comes up on an almost daily basis in administration, as you might imagine.R. William Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228717107253041752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-51563600267100715292012-04-05T10:37:25.437-04:002012-04-05T10:37:25.437-04:00It's a great law, often invoked when someone c...It's a great law, often invoked when someone cites precedent as a reason to make a dumb decision regarding tenure and promotion.<br /><br />"Well, 10 years ago we promoted Margot to Full Professor based on her publishing three letters to the editor in the Springfield Banner. So now that Jim Bob has published his third letter, we have to give him tenure, too! Otherwise, we might get sued."<br /><br />Saideman's Law: You are not bound (legally, morally, or otherwise) by the worst decision you ever made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-23891966935176872132012-04-05T10:23:04.588-04:002012-04-05T10:23:04.588-04:00This is also known as an is-ought fallacy...This is also known as an is-ought fallacy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-68817704661794947892012-04-05T10:22:51.154-04:002012-04-05T10:22:51.154-04:00This is also known as an is-ought fallacy...This is also known as an is-ought fallacy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com