Category Archives: Attribution

OBJECTION! Calls for Speculation! 1 Corinthians 2:11.

Even before law school, I had a favorite objection: OBJECTION. CALLS FOR SPECULATION. This is what a lawyer says if opposing counsel asks his witness to ‘speculate’ on facts that are unknown or unknowable. The objection applies particularly well to questions about what another person might have been thinking. Consider these objectionable questions: “What wasContinue reading “OBJECTION! Calls for Speculation! 1 Corinthians 2:11.”

BE CAREFUL ABOUT ATTRIBUTION AND MISATTRIBUTION. Matthew 12:24,32.

Attribution comes up when you write a paper and give credit to someone whose words or ideas you include. It means naming your source. You can attribute both credit and blame. We do this to God. Sometimes when a good thing happens we forget God is behind it. The Bible says “every good and perfectContinue reading “BE CAREFUL ABOUT ATTRIBUTION AND MISATTRIBUTION. Matthew 12:24,32.”