ENG 105 - Scott Berkun - How to detect B.S.

With the great response we had to the first Scott Berkun essay, here's another: 'How to detect bullshit'. Berkun gives tips for questioning claims and arguments (and lies) through challenging the premises (or lack thereof) they are based on. This is a short essay - besides the humour factor, does anything he says to do seem familiar based on our first few weeks of lectures and reading?