Category Archives: charles sanders peirce

Monica Pignotti: “I cannot comment”

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

In one of her typical tirades, Monica Pignotti freely admitted to not really knowing very much about one of the objects of her attacks. Is this evidence based practice? Is this representative of Monica Pignotti’s self-touted critical thinking skills? It … Continue reading →

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The Cruel Tutelage of Charles Sanders Peirce (Part 2)

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

Recently, it appears that Monica Pignotti emailed a potential witness in the pending (as of now) court case against “Advocates for Children in Therapy,” operated by Larry Sarner of Loveland, CO. This is the same Larry Sarner who stood at … Continue reading →

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The Cruel Tutelage of Charles Sanders Peirce

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

Many people are familiar with this deductive syllogism: All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; THEREFORE, Socrates is mortal. Less familar, and much less useful, is this “syllogism” employed by Monica Pignotti, Jean Mercer, Larry Sarner, Linda Rosa, and … Continue reading →

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