Sentences with phrase «flimsy argument»

«Protecting privacy «is an absurdly flimsy argument - an honest heart will admit these numbers are with - held to protect profit, nothing more.

One would think that on a science news website, a denier of a popular belief in a field of science would be able to point out WHY the popular belief is incorrect rather than be dependent on the always flimsy argument of a conspiracy.

I've lost count of how many times those dismissive of the carbon tax have used the flimsy argument that «people aren't going to walk around in the dark just because electricity costs more».

There is no data, no research, just a flimsy argument that sounds compelling until you scratch the surface.

Pick and choose what you want to prop up your flimsy argument... pathetic.

These are positions that are morally bankrupt, and I would hope that you would re-examine your defense of evil, and come to realize how you have swallowed whole the flimsy arguments of what are perhaps the worst military scoundrels in the world today.

The fact that Environmentalists have been unable to laugh off or ignore what they regard as inaccurate tosh speaks volumes about the confidence in their own flimsy arguments.

Monckton's verbal acrobatics can be entertaining as he tries to simultaneously obscure his flimsy arguments and showcase his «towering intellect» through wacky insults, but I won't bothered wasting my time on the underlying debunked garden - variety nonsense.

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Critics, though, say the argument is flimsy and will worsen economic relations globally, possibly triggering a trade war.

The basic argument behind the memo is this: Clinton's presidential campaign funded the creation of the Steele dossier, and the FBI used the dossier as the flimsy basis for a warrant to surveil Page.

If their argument wasn't so flimsy, this might even seem like an outright attack on faith (however, given the nature of the whole list, it's really hard to take it seriously, and see it as anything more than a bad hot take for a sake of a hot take.)

But when you get underneath their flimsy and useless argument you discover that the reason they hate Israel is because it is populated with Jews.

Faith: Your comment is indicative of the flimsy reasoning and faulty arguments of god - believers.

@Gerald - that's the flimsiest strawman argument I've ever seen.

More typical, however, of the new work, is the McGraths» sadness at the intellectually flimsy and scientifically bankrupt nature of Dawkins's arguments.

this argument seems a little flimsy if you know what I mean.

Not only did Jones find Rice was honest with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during their June 16 meeting, but the NFL's case was incredibly flimsy, built on semantic arguments and poor note taking.

However, these arguments are flimsy, at best.

Your comparisons are flimsy and nondescript, you have absolutely no data to back up your arguments, qualitative or quantitative, your logic is flawed, and you spend so much time b» awwing instead of actually discussing the point, that your article is virtually devoid of depth.

You see this quite often (not attacking the argument made, but a flimsy strawman), not really surprised that Joshua does it as well since he commonly misses the context in which statements are made (although as a teacher of such things, you would think he would know better than that).

«The book excels in peeling back the stinky layers of the onion that is climate change denial... This book, like Cook's website, is enormously good at dissecting the arguments deniers use — which are ultimately quite flimsy.

And no, this is not an argument from authority, although such an argument would be as flimsy as saying that because lots of people review something, the reviewing process is better.

And the list's revealing came none too soon — many found the DOH's argument that the knowledge of ash dump locations could be a threat to security was flimsy at best and downright suspicious at worst.

In short, Michaud's argument is outrageous, untrue, and not even supported by the flimsy «evidence» he offers.2

Berring's first argument towards the support of big legal publishers sounds like this: the Wexis» way is preferable because «market dynamics entails corporate responsible attitudes while government endeavors are notoriously flimsy» (my words).

E.g. «You will not be persuaded by the flimsy not to say meretricious arguments found on [Company X]'s site, [link], hoping to get the government to give them special favours that any sensible person would refuse.»