Sentences with phrase «of clever arguments»

In the early going, my own lizard brain resisted with a couple of clever arguments (noted in this blog post) to Seth's exhortation, which will come as no surprise to him.

Not exact matches

But, by the test of the special thread, Jean Porter's sophisticated historical argument in Natural and Divine Law resembles the clever machinations of modern counterfeiters.

The medieval poltergeist is virtually harmless in comparison with this adversary, who, armed with fire and sword, spiritual temptations and clever arguments, has now risen up against God to prevent the preaching of the gospel.

«I think people thought that if by chance the two cardinals were provably equal, the proof would maybe be surprising, but it would be some short, clever argument that doesn't involve building any real machinery,» said Justin Moore, a mathematician at Cornell University who has published a brief overview of Malliaris and Shelah's proof.

Yes, people * did * lose weight and the logic of Atkins» argument sounded clever, but the science later showed that high fat / low carb diets were horrible for triglycerides, lipoproteins (the really bad cholsterol that inflammes arteries) and overall cardiovascular health.

In this elegant argument for oversight, the use of «enhanced persons» as a PC euphemism for mutants or human lab experiments is particularly clever.

The most frustrating thing about Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error, isn't the way she twists the evidence on school choice or testing, or her condescending tone toward leaders trying to improve educational outcomes, or her clever but disingenuous rhetorical arguments.

Of course, there is also the argument that this is just a clever photoshop.

The art of persuasion is of course necessary to winning any argument, but make sure you have real, physical, incontrovertible evidence on your side, not just clever words.

I have a history with Andy Revkin's DotEarth, which is prone to provide fuel for sloppy thinking about weather and climate, as well as a hangout for the worst kind of clever - looking phony skeptic arguments.

It is not clever to reject all arguments of your opponent by an emotional appeal regarding his intentions.

It seems to me the guys I used to interact with at judithcurry.com, well, the brighter ones appreciate a clever argument, and some of them even have their own elaborate theories, though they don't compare or criticize each other's theories - it is enough that any one of them «disproves» CAGW - but these theories don't have to stand up to the next group of junior scientists who, to get beyond their current low paid adjunct position must prove something unexpected.

Given that Plimer doesn't seem to know what a valid or a sound argument is, or what facts are, and too many of the typical audience don't seem to know either, you can only expect to win these types of encounters by being quick on your feet and cleverer in finding ways to humiliate him.

Your clever and ingenious semantic arguments are logically flawed and require amazing leaps of faith to accept, but you claim your critics are the ones being semantic!

It's a truism that societal changes, science, and clever lawyers finding good arguments in different fields, jurisdictions, or legal systems, can influence the evolution and application of legal concepts.

On the face of it, having a vulnerable network is not covered by such whistle - blower protections, although you never know how the courts will react to a clever argument.