Please write, edit, revise, proofread, and then publish a post which addresses 2 out of 3 of the following questions and replies to the statement below.
1. What intellectual moves serve as the basis of "Freakonomics"? Just as Allen Iverson relied on his crossover dribble to beat bigger and stronger defenders, intellectuals such as the protagonists in "Freakonomics" have a "tool box" of particular ways of looking at the world: figuring out topics, asking questions, finding evidence, and evaluating truth. Please describe the 3-5 "tools" that the film repeatedly shows in use, with an example of a moment from the film for each one.
2. How do the Freakonomics authors address the "correlation versus causation" issue? Do they pretend correlation IS causation? Do they prove that some correlation is causation, and if so, how? Or do they explicitly acknowledge the lack of proof of causation?
3. What sources of evidence do the Freakonomics authors most rely on? Why is this innovative?
Statement (please reply to this after answering 2/3 of the above questions):
Freakonomics serves as an inspiration and good example to our attempt to explore the "hidden-in-plain-sight" weirdness of dominant social practices.
a. Agree or disagree.
b. Explain why.
c. Use an example or idea from Freakonomics and relate it to our investigation of US foodways.
Due 8:30am Saturday Oct. 16.
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