(Again) Batman v. Superman: Logic & Justice
A grammarian’s work is never done—nor a logician’s; and when one is a writing teacher, one of necessity plays both roles. Sloppy writing is often but the outward sign of an inward illogic, and as all fans of the planet Vulcan know, a common foe of logic is strong emotion. Hence it logically follows that it is precisely when people write about the things that matter the most to them that they are most likely to fall into the various logical traps we term fallacies. When this happens it is the task of calmer, more logical minds to step in and restore order where passion—quite understandable passion, perhaps—has disordered things. What topic could stir passions more thoroughly than the old contrast, so often flaring up into conflict, between the men who are, in a sense, the first two superheroes: Superman (1938) and Batman (1939)? Which one is better? Which one is cooler? Which one would win in a fight? It would be too simple—but nonetheless accura