Sentences with phrase «of arguing from»

Even if warming were accelerating, this non sequitur is an instance of the argumentum ad causam falsam, the fallacy of arguing from a false cause.

I don't see that Crichton's argument is any better — it uses the precise same tactic of arguing from the fundamental uncertainty of the scientific enterprise to try to undermine results that Crichton doesn't like.

Both manifestos illustrate the lure and hazards of arguing from the edges.

Thomism escapes the difficulties of arguing from the particular nature of the universe to a cause that explains its form by asserting that any existence whatsoever requires a ground in a different order of being.

And yet again you take the approach of arguing from authority by quoting «professors» — a logical fallacy Bernardo.

Some of them argue from a civil rights perspective, noting that parents with financial means are able to seek out school options for their children and propose that opening urban schools to parental choice gives those options to families in poverty.

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Trump reportedly argued that Mueller had a conflict of interest which prevented him from handling the Russia probe fairly.

Acuff argues that what prevents people from completing goals isn't a lack of effort but the desire for perfection.

Mnuchin has argued that because of larger economic investment from businesses, growth from the plan would increase tax revenue despite lower rates.

Most recently, Guardian reporter Julia Carrie Wong dug up quotes from a 1995 book in which Thiel and his co-author argued the definition of rape was overly broad and included «seductions that are later regretted.»

Since then, the film argues, a variety of measures — from Jim Crow laws to President Richard Nixon's «war on drugs» and President Bill Clinton's «three - strikes - you're - out» legislation — have served to send increasingly large numbers of black men in prison, and several legal scholars and activists interviewed on camera suggest a profit motive at work, as well as racism.

He is challenging the decision to remove him from the Redstone trust, arguing that the nonagenarian is incapable of making decisions due to dementia, and that he is being controlled by his daughter, Shari.

Nike's having its #MeToo moment — and it illustrates plainly what's still missing from our discussion of sexual harassment in the workplace, Elizabeth C. Tippett argues in The Conversation.

The CEO and Chair of Futurpreneur argue in a new report that large companies have lots to learn from upstarts

The Republican Party's fast journey from debating how to combat human - caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist is a story of big political money, Democratic hubris in the Obama years and a partisan chasm that grew over nine years like a crack in the Antarctic shelf, favouring extreme positions and uncompromising rhetoric over co-operation and conciliation.

Analyst Paul Trussell upgraded shares of Under Armour to hold from sell, arguing that its «rapidly growing» international business could help balance sluggish sales in North America.

In the in - depth piece she enumerates a long list of innovators — from Ernest Hemingway to Steve Wozniak — who felt solitude was central to their work, before going on to argue that it's not just artists and inventors who need to carve out more time alone.

SunPower has argued that its premium - priced panels, which are among the most efficient in the industry at transforming sunlight into electricity, should receive an exemption from the tariffs because their unique technology can not be compared with that of more conventional models, including those made by the companies that sought the tariffs, Suniva and SolarWorld.

In that context, America's belated push to stop the trade free - loaders looks like a convenient pretext to argue that only a united Europe — around France and Germany, of course — can protect the continent's vital economic interests from what Paris and Berlin see as American protectionism and China's predatory trade practices.

You could argue it provides a better ecosystem because it's open and all of us are building on what's already there, so there are definitely some advantages from a pricing and capability perspective.

Because the ban does not explicitly mention «Islam» or «Muslims,» it may be shielded from legal challenges arguing that it violates the Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom.

While in 2013, Buffett argued that «women are a major reason we will do so well» in an essay for Fortune Magazine, he also warned that the great «enemy of change» lives in «the ingrained attitudes of those who simply can't imagine a world different from the one they've lived in.»

At the top of the leaderboard, shares of Smurfit Kappa rose over 18 percent after Europe's largest producer of paper - based packaging rejected an unsolicited proposal from International Paper — arguing it is better to remain as an independent business.

Zhang: Some would argue that airlines from other parts of the world play a different role in their national economies than US carriers.

Many argue inequality is an unavoidable byproduct of growth — a function of investors and entrepreneurs benefiting from successful demand for their products and value creation in financial markets.

Before this starts to sound like the annual lecture from management — perhaps you're one of those corporate employees forced to sleepwalk through an intranet quiz once in a while to prove to your higher - ups that you're familiar with the company's code of conduct — consider DeMars's argument for the value of the ethical office from a personal standpoint: «In order to live happily and at peace with ourselves, we have to live in ways that are congruent with our morals,» she argues.

Toshiba «s announcement came as its Westinghouse Electric Company subsidiary is engaged in a legal and accounting row with CB&I, which has argued in court that it expected a relatively small payment from Westinghouse of only $ 161 million when the deal closed on the understanding that the latter was taking on a challenged business.

The idea of renting computing power from another company was almost unheard of, but Jassy had a key backer in Dalzell, who recalls arguing that «we're going to invest in this anyway,» since Amazon would always need data - center resources for itself.

You may argue I'm no expert, but I've been in the news business for close to two decades, working nationally and abroad, so I've stayed in literally hundreds of hotels... from the Soviet - era «Intouristes» to the Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas.

As Zack O'Malley Greenburg argues in his book Empire State of Mind: How Jay - Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office (Penguin), the key to Jay - Z's success is his «ability to build and leverage his personal brand.»

In addition, some health - care experts argue that HSA - eligible health plans may actually discourage lower - income consumers from getting needed care because of the out - of - pocket costs.

Some critics argued that Mayweather should be barred from the sport — but with no publicly available photos of the victim, no central organization in charge of the boxing world, and Mayweather's immense box office and pay - per - view draw, nothing came of it before the boxer retired after the McGregor fight in August 2017.

He argued that Etsy had strayed from its core values in pursuit of growth and that it needed to focus more on the success of its sellers, its customer service, and improvements to its website.

Many people argue about what needs to come first in order to create an entrepreneurial community — ideas or capital — but it's a chicken - and - egg debate, says Brad Whitehead, president of the Fund For Our Economic Future, a program that pools funding for entrepreneurs from various philanthropic organizations across Northeast Ohio.

In short, the Senator argued, Equifax has far more to gain from its data breach than it does to lose, with the average victim of a data breach receiving a payout of just $ 2 in restitution, she said.

«In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past.

The critique doesn't only come from the left; there are plenty of hard - nosed investment firms that are agitating to clamp a lid on ever - growing CEO pay, arguing that it's a poor use of shareholders» money and distorts performance as CEOs start managing to their pay metrics instead of longer - term growth.

After testing out a couple of sweaters from this year's collection, which now includes hoodies for guys and sweatpants for women, I'd argue this is the company's best attempt yet.

As the DOJ's complaint against the merger argues, the resulting conglomerate might «use its control of Time Warner's popular programming as a weapon to harm competition» by raising the prices it charges other cable networks for Time Warner entertainment or limiting distribution of content from other producers.

By shifting the risks away from banks and to asset managers, Gross argues that the risk of herd behavior that causes a liquidity event in markets has been shifted away from the professional investing class and to a more amateur, less - informed, skittish class of investor: the public.

Argued another: «Public - sector plans should be converted to defined - contribution plans to relieve those of us on our own private - sector defined - contributions plans from the burden of taking the investment risk for the public sector.»

Though some experts argue that employee tenures at the top are decreasing, she points to U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, which find that managers stay with a firm an average of 6.1 years (up from 5.3 years in 1983), as proof that the jury is still out.

Paxton, a Republican, attached a brief in asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California for permission to argue in support of Trump's temporary ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

The Trump administration has argued that the ban is necessary to prevent potential terrorists from entering the country and is not discriminatory because the text of the order does not mention any particular religion.

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

Numerous other examples of Google influencing academics are highlighted by the Journal's report, including one from University of Michigan law professor Daniel Crane who declined to take money from Google to support his paper that argued against «antitrust regulation of internet search engines.»

The brand's «striding man» logo is a reference to its historic association with travel, Diageo attorney Raskopf argues in his briefs, and he contends that the new Johnnie Walker Explorers» (with an apostrophe) Club Collection label and its accompanying airport lounges all spring from that homegrown tradition and not from any conscious emulation or evocation of the The Explorers Club (without an apostrophe).

Cook argues that augmented reality is preferable to virtual reality for many applications, because «most people don't want to lock themselves out from the world... With AR you can, not be engrossed in something, but have it be a part of your world, of your conversation.

Although some may argue that locking up money deters from current cash flow, saving up for yourself down the road will be one of those things you'll thank yourself for later.

Defenders of the paper, however, have argued that the Sulzbergers have kept the Times from being swept under amid all the turmoil going on in the media world and have preserved the quality and purpose of the newspaper because of their personal commitment to it — and the view that they are merely stewards of the company maintaining it for future generations.