Final versions of the essays are handed by the dates shown on the Schedule pages of the Syllabus. This handout describes the essay assignments.
Maximum length is three pages for each essay .
Wed., Feb. 24. The deadline for drafts of Essay 2 is Fri., Apr. 2. If you submit a draft, I'll review it and return it to you with comments and a tentative score. For example, we often behave as if we can control events that actually are determined by chance. We treat worthless diagnostic information as if it were valid as in the belief in horoscopes.