Sentences with phrase «legitimate arguments in»

Even handed contracts are much more prone to conflict than one sided ones, because even handed contracts preserve meaningful rights for both sides that can give both sides legitimate arguments in a particular situation over which they can fight and will fight no knowing how the dispute will be resolved.

''... leading global scientists intentionally manipulated climate data and suppressed legitimate arguments in peer - reviewed journals.

The Climategate scandal played a role in the passage of the amendment, introduced by Republican Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, who successfully made the case that the Climategate emails discredit the UN's claims to scientific integrity: «emails publicly released from a university in England showed that leading global scientists intentionally manipulated climate data and suppressed legitimate arguments in peer - reviewed journals,» he stated.

I can not find legitimate arguments in favour of Arsene and I'm outraged that he will sign a new contract after all of this, but he will, mark my words.

Post modern mindsets that avoid legitimate argument in order to maintain views are nothing more than non rational emotion laden tantrums.

Not exact matches

While her arguments are plausible and the issue important enough to consider seriously, her critique of UNICEF seems strongly influenced by her own personal experience, and UNICEF does have good reason (given the number of not - so - legitimate international adoptions) to want to regulate international adoptions in the interest of children.

All of the gloss, all of the brilliant packaging, all of the legitimate arguments that MMA is in fact safer than boxing, because it discourages repeated head blows, it stops fights fast, it allows combatants to honourably surrender, doesn't matter a lick.

The most disingenuous aspect of creationism is that is alleges evidentiary problems with evolution (generally, nothing more than arguments of incredulity based in arguments of ignorance), but then invariably requires invocation of magic to patch up their «legitimate alternative.»

These are basic arguments, are you legitimate in saying you have never heard the other sides arguments or that since they run contrary to your own views that you tune them out every time?

5) That supernatural cause could not itself have a cause, because infinite causal chains do not exist — let's suppose for the sake of argument that the chain of causation has to stop somewhere; it is just as legitimate to suppose that it stops with the Universe, or that your supernatural being is not the final link in the chain

In our time, or so the argument runs, liberal democracy has attained such extraordinary power and widespread acceptance that it has come to be thought of as the only legitimate form of government.

Those who do support capital punishment can make a legitimate argument that there are extreme cases in which the failure of a society to demand a life (capital punishent) is the failure to defend life.

Among the many positions taken by these critics, the argument most relevant to our present theme is that the rise of international institutions under the umbrella of the United Nations system represents the leading edge of a new global system of government that has superseded the state in important respects, including the right to judge when resort to armed force is legitimate.

Childs has decisively altered the way in which interpreters like myself, who are situated in the church, do interpretation; moreover, even those who disagree with his perspective, sometimes vociferously, must struggle with the questions upon which he has insisted and the perspective he has legitimated by the power of his argument.

First off, because you are referring to «the G - d of the Bible», the Bible would then be considered legitimate (which it is, but that is another topic) in this argument.

Instead of big arguments and point - by - point apologetics, instead of reacting to slights, imagined or legitimate, political or religious or relational, I long to get on with my Father's business, to live into freedom in my real walking - around life, and I pray there's an invitation in there somewhere.

In an earlier attack he argues that (for some reason) using the «if, then» argument (if torturing a man will held defend our troops, then we ought to torture him) to support the use of torture by government officials on our enemies, isn't legitimate, because (crazy logical leap) many interrogators say torture doesn't work -LRB-!?).

In sum, in the argument that a PVS patient ought to be sustained as long as possible I see the unhappy fruits of the three technological seductions I described above: death by «starvation» has now become our fault, not nature's, if we omit treatment; the distinction between omission and commission is erased in the insistence that the stopping of artificial feeding is the same as killing the patient and, as too often happens, a new technology gets legitimated and routinized by an invocation of the sanctity of lifIn sum, in the argument that a PVS patient ought to be sustained as long as possible I see the unhappy fruits of the three technological seductions I described above: death by «starvation» has now become our fault, not nature's, if we omit treatment; the distinction between omission and commission is erased in the insistence that the stopping of artificial feeding is the same as killing the patient and, as too often happens, a new technology gets legitimated and routinized by an invocation of the sanctity of lifin the argument that a PVS patient ought to be sustained as long as possible I see the unhappy fruits of the three technological seductions I described above: death by «starvation» has now become our fault, not nature's, if we omit treatment; the distinction between omission and commission is erased in the insistence that the stopping of artificial feeding is the same as killing the patient and, as too often happens, a new technology gets legitimated and routinized by an invocation of the sanctity of lifin the insistence that the stopping of artificial feeding is the same as killing the patient and, as too often happens, a new technology gets legitimated and routinized by an invocation of the sanctity of life.

The best way forward, it seems to me, is to ask whether there is a way of presenting the metaphysical argument for a principle of cosmic order in such a way as simultaneously to satisfy our legitimate requirements for novelty and adventure.

Perhaps this kind of reaction is become a pet peeve of mine, because it seems that every time the truth is spoken in love there is a knee - jerk response, not to refute the arguments (which would be a perfectly legitimate response), but to demonize the speaker as «hateful», etc..

Frost's best argument sits almost 500 miles northeast of Lincoln, where defending Big Ten West champion Wisconsin has five top - 10 finishes in the past 12 years and enters the fall as a legitimate playoff contender.

He's the best walking basketball player on the planet (though Durant and Kawhi Leonard have some legitimate arguments against that sentiment), and he's powered his Cavs to seven consecutive NBA Finals appearances with no end to that streak in sight.

That may seem absurd to many but, can anyone really put forward a legitimate argument as to why a middle of the table Premier League manager was more qualified to take over the self - proclaimed biggest club in the world than a man who had already won multiple League titles around Europe along with two Champions Leagues?

There is an argument that such barriers are legitimate in that poorer nations can not afford the higher prices which would arise if there were a uniform world price.

Specific arguments about the risks of acting and not acting in this case are legitimate and important; but I wanted to argue specifically that complaints about not intervening in North Korea are weak or tangential.

In that time, Obama has been punched from all sides — from conservatives, of course, using both legitimate arguments and the made - up fantasies of the right - wing fringe, but also from the Left, as activists and bloggers try to hold his feet to the liberal fire.

In the 1975 referendum on EEC membership, Harold Wilson recognised that there were legitimate arguments for and against among Labour Party members, allowing the party to divide.

The Conservatives, on the other hand, reiterated in their manifesto their support for a submarine based nuclear deterrent and have subsequently made it clear that they are committed to replacing the fleet come what may, recently citing the escalating situation in far away North Korea as a legitimate argument for renewal.

It has been apparent for some time that the legitimate arguments of Leavers in favour of a Britain which would «take back control» were not generally made with the intention of increasing protections for workers.

They have an absolutely legitimate stake in what the Government is going to do and we will listen very carefully to what they say and the arguments they make.

He added: «You call it deselection — the other word for it is actually democratic election for your representatives in Parliament, and I think there's a legitimate argument for that.»

Third, Hancock grounds his case primarily in the argument from ignorance (because scientists can not explain X, then Y is a legitimate theory) or the argument from personal incredulity (because I can not explain X, then my Y theory is valid).

His argument, as summarized in the ruling, is that «the transfusion theory is scientifically impossible» and that «a spike of phthalates can be attributed to any number of legitimate reasons.»

«Howarth raises the legitimate argument that aircraft studies represent snapshots in time and space,» but his conclusion that satellite data from a single study is the best data that exists does not represent current scientific consensus, Schwietzke said.

This post serves to be an objective counterweight to my last post — though most arguments against calorie counting (or calories in general) are unfounded, illogical, or outright nonsensical, there are some legitimate downsides that deserve thoughtful consideration.

The purely rhetorical argument that the «party of Lincoln» hasn't wavered in character isn't new; in 2013, continuing a newish post-federal election tradition, Rand Paul became the latest Republican to speak at Howard University to make that case to a crowd rightly skeptical of the idea that the GOP post-Nixon can claim legitimate continuity with its own past.

The only legitimate argument that goes against Goku appearing in a Smash game is that, unlike every other character in the series, Goku didn't debut as a video game character, which seems to be (at this point) the only qualification for a character appearing in Smash.

A legitimate argument could be made that teachers in all subjects, and in particular teachers with responsibility for English Language Arts or math instruction, are more effective if they have completed a California teacher certification program within the last decade.

In addition to the expert opinion, legal arguments pertaining to mootness and ripeness, as well as a strong defense of CCJEF's legitimate standing in the case, the reply brief was offered by counsel for the plaintiffs, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York), with assistance from the Yale Law School Education Adequacy Clinic, both of which serve pro bono in this actioIn addition to the expert opinion, legal arguments pertaining to mootness and ripeness, as well as a strong defense of CCJEF's legitimate standing in the case, the reply brief was offered by counsel for the plaintiffs, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York), with assistance from the Yale Law School Education Adequacy Clinic, both of which serve pro bono in this actioin the case, the reply brief was offered by counsel for the plaintiffs, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York), with assistance from the Yale Law School Education Adequacy Clinic, both of which serve pro bono in this actioin this action.

Ms Stacey said that although the «traditional focus» of requests for papers had been on A levels, because of the «urgent need for confidence in results» due to their use in allotting university places, she felt there was an «equally legitimate argument» for extension to GCSEs «given the weight that's put on them as well».

The only legitimate argument that goes against Goku appearing in a Smash game is that, unlike every other character in the series, Goku didn't debut as a video game character, which seems to be (at this point) the only qualification for a character appearing in Smash.

Victor, you no right to complain about lack of response, meaningful or otherwise, since you are guilty of practicing what you preach against: You have not responded — meaningfully or otherwise — to my comments at 120 and 156, in which I exposed the general illogic underling all your argumentation, this general illogic being the falsity that, given a cause and effect relationship established by the laws of physics, effects not manifesting as strongly as we would like is somehow some sort of legitimate argument that this cause and effect relationship established by the laws of physics is false.

Their tactics and fallacies include ignoring or distorting mainstream scientific results, cherry - picking data and falsely generalizing, bringing up irrelevant red - herring arguments, demanding unachievable «precision» from mainstream science with the motif «if you don't understand this detail you don't understand anything», overemphasizing and mischaracterizing uncertainties in mainstream science, engaging in polemics and prosecutorial - lawyer Swift - Boat - like attacks on science - and lately even scientists, attacking the usual scientific process, misrepresenting legitimate scientific debate as «no consensus», and overemphasizing details of little significance.

Limiting carbon emissions is expensive - that's why there is a legitimate argument about how much human contribution to emissions matters and whether incurring those costs now is the best way to respond to the risks of global warming in the future.

After carefull scrutiny he found out that the only legitimate arguments were to be found in the scientific literature - one way or the other.

Of course, these commitments aren't necessarily binding, and there's legitimate concerns that utilities are promising clean energy later to bolster arguments for natural gas investments now (as we've noted in DTE Energy's pursuit of a large natural gas plant in Michigan).

I merely pointed out that this approach may work fine for a defense lawyer whose legitimate job it is to try to generate reasonable doubt (and who legitimately does not need to believe in what he says), but that in science, one needs to have a consistent argument one actually believes in, taking into account the whole picture, if one is to be taken seriously.

Their tactics and fallacies include ignoring or distorting mainstream scientific results, cherry - picking data and falsely generalizing, bringing up irrelevant red - herring arguments, demanding unachievable «precision» from mainstream science with the motif «if you don't understand this detail you don't understand anything», overemphasizing and mischaracterizing uncertainties in mainstream science, engaging in polemics and prosecutor - lawyer Swift - Boat - like attacks on science - and lately even scientists, attacking the usual scientific process, misrepresenting legitimate scientific debate as «no consensus», and overemphasizing details of little significance.

This may be regarded as the establishment or recognition of a residual and minimal legal «safety - net» that could be regarded as binding upon the conduct of both named parties for the purposes of the action they are undertaking which is mandated and legitimated by the Union withdrawal clause (for an argument that the UK government and the EU institutions are bound by EU law in the conduct of the negotiations, see here).

I have not considered this argument in depth, but I will certainly look in my future research at whether the unilateral revocation of a notification could be held to violate any legitimate expecations created for the actors that you refer to.