What analytic skills do humanities (aka liberal arts) grads have? The gold standard in mathematical analysis is proof. In science, it's statistically sound empirical evidence.
In liberal arts, the analytical skills do not seem to be more sophistry than analysis. Persuasive writing and cherry-picking facts can carry a lot of weight. I can see why that is useful to a marketer or reporter (who doesn't need to be correct, as long as they are persuasive), but it's not a sound basis for "looking at problems".
Just witness the number of arts students who study a lot of "social" stuff, and end up believing that left-wing === virtuous. I'm far from a Republican, but that I can't say that's a sign of good analytical skills.
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What analytic skills do humanities (aka liberal arts) grads have? The gold standard in mathematical analysis is proof. In science, it's statistically sound empirical evidence.
In liberal arts, the analytical skills do not seem to be more sophistry than analysis. Persuasive writing and cherry-picking facts can carry a lot of weight. I can see why that is useful to a marketer or reporter (who doesn't need to be correct, as long as they are persuasive), but it's not a sound basis for "looking at problems".
Just witness the number of arts students who study a lot of "social" stuff, and end up believing that left-wing === virtuous. I'm far from a Republican, but that I can't say that's a sign of good analytical skills.