A few years ago, my friend and I got into
an argument about criticism.
Not exact matches
On the other side of the
argument, industry leaders have been attempting to make the sport safer, and
criticisms have been raised
about the methods used to determine risk and to make comparisons to other contact sports.
But what
about Flanagan's main
argument — or, rather, the rationale on which she rests her
criticism of school gardens — that there is not «one bit of proof» that spending time in a school garden will result in kids» getting an education or a high - school diploma?
As a result most of the
arguments have been
about their right to protest there and not their
criticisms of capitalism.
Hillary Clinton faced
criticism from both sides of the abortion debate after she waded into the fraught
argument about when life begins by describing the unborn as a «person.»
This seems to indicate that the recent
criticisms of his performance — and
arguments about the best way to respond to public spending cuts - have had most impact among his own party base.
If there's one strain of
criticism to this
argument, it comes from hypothetical questions
about how many ineffective employees we should expect schools to identify.
Franzen has also zinged Jennifer Weiner with accusations of using an
argument about gender bias in writing and
criticism to promote her own work.
;P Not that I care, nor is it the point of what I'm
about to discuss) Aside from the latter, just some constructive
criticism, no offenses meant... I CAN repeatedly say I'm a seasoned vet of 35 years who definitely has experience with more than two dozen animals and spout an
argument, but it doesn't make any of it true until I have evidence... you know, what you badgered others for, but only had excuses why you couldn't provide yours.
In the context of the Steig paper controversy / tempest - in - a - teapot, the
criticism has been that he has not done enough to make his work transparent, and there have been many
arguments put forth here
about why transparency is not necessary.
The disappointing thing
about Dessler's paper is that it neither addresses Spencer's
criticisms nor his new feedback analysis method: it is simply something to be waved at anybody who cites Spencer's
arguments.
I wouldn't say she is even - handed in her
criticism of the opposing sides, and I think she is taking precisely the wrong lesson from her
arguments about uncertainty, but she doesn't seem more denier - ish lately to me.
I find this sudden passion for holding the line, refraining from
criticism, and keeping
arguments about science inside the academy and away from editorials and blogs, quite... convenient.
Perhaps the same
argument can be made
about clouds — but then you'd have to correlate (quantity or quality) changes in clouds with changes in climate, and it seems that the
criticism of S&B's paper is that they haven't done so?
Cox is a fine one to talk
about «criticising»
arguments merely because you don't like the implication, and that «inappropriate
criticism» is content - free.