Sentences with phrase «by ridiculous arguments»

Not counting this form of compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.

Not counting this form of compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.

Not exact matches

Any attempt at applying «logic» to explain the bible by people who are believers and still think of themselves as rather intelligent (self - delusion is a symptom / cause of religious belief) always ends up in ridiculous arguments...

I'm not going to engage in this ridiculous argument anymore.They are regarded by UK obstetricians as professional equals.

People argue against it by saying, «Hey, you know the carbon footprint of flying food thousands of miles is ridiculous so we should grow [things] locally» but the counter argument is, but if you can grow so much wheat sufficiently in Kansas even including the transportation for thousands of miles it's still more efficient in terms of resources.

Taking up the same baseless, tired, and nostalgic arguments used by Charles Murray (and citing that tired polemicist's overly long claptrap, Real Education) Gardner declares that the focus on college is ridiculous because some kids in his mind aren't «college material» and that many jobs don't require higher education.

This is almost identical to the «temp changes by 15 - 20C over the course of year in some places; therefore, getting worked up over 0.7 C in fifty years is ridiculous» argument.

I see the same ridiculous, already debunked arguments used by anti-AGW people on this forum every time one of these articles comes up.