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>		@David - Sunk cost can be either a fallacy or a legitimate reason that makes it economically viable to maintain a course of action. I'm not sure which one you are arguing here. If we're going to look at the sunk cost, I think it is a sunk cost fallacy at play. Christopher is staying here despite the fact that it is against his economic interests. That is why I am encouraging him to leave. If you think it's a fallacy wouldn't you encourage him to leave too? If you think the sunk cost has really made it economically viable for him to stay I would like to hear more about why, but considering he can transfer to another school for $0/year, his credits will transfer with him and he can remain in New York where the friends he's made here live, I have a hard time believing it is anything but a sunk cost fallacy.

Truth be told I think we are looking at something different here. It's what I like to call an Eben Fallacy. Christopher heard something Eben said in class and adopted it as his own view without really considering it. His actions are likely to tell us that he doesn't actually think Columbia law school isn't worth $50,000/year. I've noticed the Eben Fallacy rearing it's head quite a bit on this wiki and in our other classes. It's a fascinating phenomenon and one I enjoy studying.

(@Christopher - I'm not being fair to you here. I'm using your comments as examples of tendencies I've witnessed. You said very little in this thread and I've taken a lot out of it for illustrative purposes. I hope you understand.)

-JoshLerner

 

No matter what you think the cost of a Columbia education or license should be, there really is some truth to Wendy's assertion that professors should be hired and retained based on their ability to teach. I've had a total of two, maybe three professors who know how to teach after having spent about $100K so far. If you're in the same boat as me, we SHOULD demand eight such professors.


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