Sentences with phrase «of arguments were made»

Hundreds of arguments were made by deniers attempting to refute the scientific consensus on global warming.

@ Steven: the same sorts of arguments were made about the inherent goodness of man in the late 19th & early 20th century.

The less politic version of the argument was made by a Marco Rubio aide from behind closed doors.

You have in your packet a blue sheet that gives you the order of the day, so I won't belabor that too much, but I will just remind you that we're going to start out with a session on history this morning; then go to a lunchtime segment that will focus on some of the relevant federal constitutional issues, including evaluations of the federal attacks on and defenses of the Blaine amendments; then we will finish off the day with a session that will focus on litigation strategy related to these amendments and some of the arguments being made for and against them in that litigation, as well as a focus on how debates over faith - based initiatives and school vouchers are affected by these particular state constitutional restrictions.

If I referred to «Native American culture» in the singular at some point then that's purely a syntax goof that is subtracting from the heart of the argument I'm making.

Last week's decision by Judge Ernest A. Goldsmith of state superior court in San Francisco offers a second look at some of the arguments being made against A.B. 32, the state climate - change law passed in Sacramento in 2006.

The reason why an Ad Hominem (of any kind) is a fallacy is that the character, circumstances, or actions of a person do not (in most cases) have a bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim being made (or the quality of the argument being made).

What kind of argument are we making?

Not exact matches

While there's an argument to be made that AI is over-hyped as a technology, there's data to back up Sanwal's tongue - in - cheek advice: Mergers and acquisitions of AI startups increased by a factor of seven between 2011 and 2015, from five to more than 35 deals, according to the research firm.

The best advice I can give you is to try to make sure that you've got some board members and other advisors (not investors) who've actually run businesses to help take your side in some of the silliest of these arguments.

But I've yet to see a really robust version of that argument, let alone an explanation of why firing makes more sense, ethically, that this punishment alone is the right one, ethically, than all those other outcomes, or — for those who believe this is true — why he deserves everything on the menu.

Grantham is also bullish on two particular asset classes — farmland and forestry — based on the simple argument that «they don't make any more of it» and we need land to grow food.

The company's argument for making purchases is that its global reach and strong management — widely recognized by the industry and Wall Street analysts alike — would optimize the performance of smaller brands while complementing Coach's offerings.

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

For instance, the company is believed to be making a healthy profit on the sale of each iPhone, further bolstering arguments by industry watchers who believe the iPhone X and iPhone 8 will help Apple reach new financial heights.

As Eddie Nuvakhov, CEO and producer of LNC Productions, a company that specializes in marketing videos explains, «You need to show people how your product is going to change their lives for the better, and not just what the product is, if you want to make a convincing argument for its purchase.

None of this is to defend Sino - Forest or make an argument that it is simply the hapless victim of short sellers.

Count on the pitches you make to be scrutinized, and have your arguments prepared ahead of time.

The suits are part of a group of at least four other cases with similar arguments in various courts around the country, and they make legal experts wary, particularly as the differences in opinion seem to indicate their destiny to go before the Supreme Court.

In the second group are existing cable and satellite companies, who will be making a number of arguments about why this opening up isn't necessary — including the argument that they are already opening up themselves and therefore don't need the FCC to barge in and wreck things.

However, I'd highly suggest defaulting your mindset to transparent - first (and making arguments for why things shouldn't be transparent, instead of the other way around).

Despite the fact that he's milked #BloggerGate for all its worth, Dublin hotel and café owner Paul Stenson doesn't want the argument he's making about the entitled behavior of influencers to come at the expense of the woman who prompted it.

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«Depending on how the targeting is happening, you can make potentially different sorts of arguments about whether or not Google or Facebook or LinkedIn is contributing to the development» of the ad, said Deirdre K. Mulligan, a faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.

On the one hand, the argument could be made that due to the nature of our content, a parody could tarnish the name of a rights holder.

While the attack Thursday was the first of its kind by the US, Lowther said the bomb was «not even close to being a nuclear weapon» and he would «not make the argument that it's a symbol of escalation» in the conflict in Afghanistan.

There's an argument to be made that consumers will keep buying iPhones in droves regardless of cost because they represent value, but it's equally possibly the new transparency is going to scare some people off.

As well - outfitted as this tablet might be, it is unclear if the company can make an argument for the cost of such a tool.

«Any argument they make for keeping that in would result in the same kinds of legal challenges presented by Section 3 (c), which poses the question of, «Why have people from these countries been deemed more dangerous than others?»»

That's the crux of the argument a lawyer for the newspaper made today in a letter sent in response to Trump's latest legal threats.

Byron Fitzgerald, Manager of the Litigation Section of the CBSA would later characterize the argument made by Finance and the Conservative Party that iPods could come into the country tariff free under 9948 using end use certificates is «perpetuating a fraud»:

There's a depth of reporting here that suggests he took this assignment personally, and he makes a compelling argument that the interests of a publicly traded corporation and a Wall Street culture hell - bent on wringing every last efficiency from a business aren't compatible with the stock in trade of the journalism industry — reporting that earns and safeguards the public trust.

The argument can be made that all social media platforms rely on a «search engine» of sorts.

Rush casts its net wide; there's a macroeconomic argument woven through the book that makes the case against taxation structures that are redistributive to the point of dampening the urge to succeed.

Documents obtained this weekend through the access to information reveal that these arguments were being made despite the vehement objections of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the agency that enforces tariff regulations.

Republican Sen. John Kennedy picked up where Cruz left off, asking Yates whether there were «reasonable arguments that could be made» in the defense of Trump's immigration order.

You could describe this as social media with training wheels, and make the argument that it's helpful for kids to learn to use social media under the eye of an adult.

But that dynamic is likely on account of growth - minded economic policy in those countries rather than a specifically detrimental economic policy in the U.S.. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not made this argument.

One of the arguments made to support curbs on immigration is that new arrivals hurt native - born American workers and the economy at large.

In the notice of his decision, New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez supported the arguments made by Schneiderman at the November 25 hearing and did not appear to be sympathetic to or convinced by those of DraftKings or FanDuel attorneys.

Shah's argument about «an inferior competitive landscape» makes no sense, however, although it's of a piece with other Tesla mega-bulls, such as Loup Ventures» Gene Munster, who seems to think that Tesla can basically sell 11 million cars in the US alone.

In the midst of the digital age, new arguments are being made for why the broadcaster should be privatized.

With criticism of self - driving cars swirling, our hunch is that it's a staged video made in the hopes of driving the argument that autonomous vehicles are safe to get behind the wheel of, even when you're asleep.

The ultimate disproof lies in the hidden circularity of the Finance professor's argument, which we can illuminate by contemplating the process by which something is made illegal.

Finally, there's a fairly simple political argument that Republicans can make to defend the sunset of the individual tax cuts: Congress would never let it happen.

(See The Curse of Microsoft Excel) I remember long arguments with clients in one of my first businesses, where we tracked customer satisfaction by making millions of phone calls each year to consumers at home to determine how satisfied they had been with a recent experience.

Using the savings from those benefits to reinvest in American business — of all sizes — through reduction in taxes (and, since we're making the argument, reducing some of the regulatory burden to boot) would help business owners to grow their operations, increase sales and, yes, hire workers.

Ultimately, that's a straw - man argument that has been made in the face of every new advance in communications technology.

If Trump wants to argue that U.S. - Mexico trade relations have been lousy for the better part of three decades, then that's an argument he's free to make.

Much of the technical evidence in the case has been filed under seal, making it impossible for outside observers to independently assess the strength of each side's arguments.