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DESCRIPTION: Jack reads and discusses two related from his blog, concerning how we tend to size things up, both in our own minds, and as we describe them to others. The discussion contains many practical examples from real life, including religion and politics. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Articles read and discussed in this episode. 
 
 
 
<a href="http://Why Exaggeration is Lying" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Exaggeration is Lying. December 8, 2011</a> 
 
 
 
<a href="https://jackpelham.com/2012/05/20/we-love-our-labels/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">We Love Our Labels! May 20, 2012</a>

DESCRIPTION: Jack reads and discusses two related from his blog, concerning how we tend to size things up, both in our own minds, and as we describe them to others. The discussion contains many practical examples from real life, including religion and politics. Articles read and discussed in this episode. Why Exaggeration is Lying. December 8, 2011 We Love Our Labels! May 20, 2012

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DESCRIPTION: Jack reads and discusses two related from his blog, concerning how we tend to size things up, both in our own minds, and as we describe them to others. The discussion contains many practical examples from real life, including religion and politics. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Articles read and discussed in this episode. 
 
 
 
<a rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Exaggeration is Lying. December 8, 2011</a> 
 
 
 
<a href="https://jackpelham.com/2012/05/20/we-love-our-labels/" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Love Our Labels! May 20, 2012</a>

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