Sentences with phrase «face value the argument»

If you take at face value the argument that his claims were «bluster», the implications are still worrying.

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The systematic claims of a philosophical argument must be taken at face value and judged on the basis of rational examination.

At face value, these items seem to punctuate the argument in favor of Christian Privilege existing as a visible, tangible construct in American society.

At best my argument has shown that certain problems can be solved while accepting perception more nearly at face value than Whitehead did in his later theory.

Systems of belief and their supporting arguments are not taken at face value, but instead analysed as rationalisations for oppression and existing power structures, or as manifestations of psychological impulses.

Julian Glover's assumption that senior Tories might well benefit from improved clarity as to their intentions might result in an ideological war that Labour may think it can capitalise on (by taking the Coalition's necessity argument at face value, Labour will be able to uphold the seemingly reasonable position - that there are no social democratic ends by stateless means.)

While dismissing the arguments relating to the first two of those values, the Court accepted that the barrier raised against others by a veil concealing the face in public could undermine the notion of «living together».

Engaging stakeholders and society in an issue that takes place miles from land and fathoms underwater can be a daunting task, especially in the face of economic arguments for mining the deep sea for materials used in products that society values, like cell phones and other electronics.

THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestyle.

Taken at face value, The Post is simply an earnest argument about lots of timely things.

At least in some cases, and especially in the instance of Sir Dan Moynihan of Harris - with its unblemished record of good or outstanding Ofsted reports and its at - face - value impressive performance in league tables - the argument can go along the lines of «they're worth it».

But, R.C. has the courtesy of taking their arguments at face value and dismantling them.

If it were only Martin Rees or Alan Johnson saying it, it would be easier to take their arguments at face value.

The more substantive problem with the argument, if we take it at face value, is it's own inability to understand the terms of the climate debate.

As the interpretation of infinity in economic climate models is essentially a debate about how to deal with the threat of extinction, Mr Weitzman's argument depends heavily on a judgement about the value of life... A lack of reliable data exacerbates the profound methodological and philosophical difficulties faced by climate change economists... The United Nations conference in Paris this December offers a chance to take appropriate steps to protect future generations from this risk... http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/07/climate-change (MOST COMMENTING ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED)

But let's take his argument at face value - that, if you share the stage with someone, you're lending them your credibility.

If you don't want to live near a road, power station or wind farm, surely that's as good a reason as you need to challenge the argument for their construction near you — to ask why it was necessary, rather than take the claims that it is necessary at face value.

We could take their arguments at face value, of course.

I go to some lengths to explain what I mean, and that what is at issue is his intransigence, his refusal or inability to take arguments in front of him at face value, and his lack of self - awareness.

But let's take the green argument at face value.

We need people speaking from knowledge and expertise to begin to shift that big portion of the public who take denialist arguments at face value.

But what is objectionable about the arguments offered by Chris Huhne, Damian Carrington, and the Carbon Brief is their haste to make a point based on face - value stats, which fail comprehensively to provide perspective and comparison.

Also for the sake of argument, taking Mr von Spakovsky at face value, I wonder how he defines a scholar.

Now if you want to look at the value the Nexus 6P brings to the party, you could make a great argument for the 6P — all - metal case, solid design, good camera, QHD AMOLED display, octa - core processor, 3 GB of RAM, larger battery, front - facing speakers and it will receive the fastest Android updates.

and possibly accurate, but always consider the source and the study techniques of research before accepting findings and arguments at face value.

Moreover, even if we take the numbers at face value, using them to support the argument for replacing existing services with VTECs is curious because, until January 2014, the only VTEC in operation was FMG's facility that has so far assisted around 1,000 Indigenous people into jobs (Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 2014).