Sentences with phrase «make rhetorical points»

I think d'Souza has an habit of stretching the facts a bit, when doing so will allow him to make a rhetorical point:

Perhaps he went to such an extreme to make the rhetorical point that he would follow the historical evidence no matter the theological consequences.

Thanks, On the Internazionale point, the intention was just to make the rhetorical point that «immigrants» only seems to get used generically as a pejorative term, eg in crime reporting, etc..

You seem to be making the rhetorical point that the percentage doesn't matter because it depends on how you define it.

Not exact matches

I don't think the various Gospel authors had Jesus asking question to show he did not know, nor to say «my peace is in the questions» but instead as a mere rhetorical tool to make a point and tell what he thought the answers were.

@bkw, ``... at this point they have become rhetorical because no one has been able to answer them in a way that makes sense...» Ditto.

Anyway, @godless — I have the same questions — at this point they have become rhetorical because no one has been able to answer them in a way that makes sense to me.

If you judged on rhetorical skill, the number of points made or the willingness to engage one's opponent, the Christian would surely have won (as much as one can «win» a never - ending debate).

When I say «EPUB4» to my team, I am always joking * cough, cough * I mean, making a valid rhetorical point about how their work needs to be maintainable.

Others cherry - picked paragraphs out of context — reading Svenonius» rhetorical examples of past misdeeds as endorsement — and missed one of Svenonius» points: The dangers of making false comparisons between the past and the present to excuse what we do in the future.

Solid state physicists are sensitive creatures and would probably not post here for fear of getting a rhetorical custard pie in the face (even if they made a correct point).

So, not only is billev rhetorical distraction beside the point - he finds himself rellying on an extremely inaccurate report of out of date science to make it.