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It was a lot better than I thought it'd be, and certainly better than Blink, but Gladwell seems to have this habit of using multiple anecdotes as data, which re
by fallentimes 18y ago
It was a lot better than I thought it'd be, and certainly better than Blink, but Gladwell seems to have this habit of using multiple anecdotes as data, which really bugs me. It's especially dangerous because he shifts between using empirical analysis to anecdotal-based logic.
I hope he doesn't turn in to Seth Godin.
- Alex3917 18y agoWhen Gladwell uses anecdotes he's not using them as data, but rather to give the facts an emotional valence.
- fallentimes 18y agoBut then he jumps to conclusions based on them and so do his readers. A counter viewpoint: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point-toast.html http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point...