Sentences with phrase «of cogent argument»

You didn't write any sort of cogent argument so that must be the case.

Each is obviously controversial, worthy of extensive discussion, and susceptible of cogent arguments to support divergent views,» the appeal says.

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It's a cogent argument, backed up by the fact that 57 per cent of people in B.C. voted for the NDP and the Greens.

The Bears make cogent arguments, and appeal to the discontent of wealth distribution in our country.

«We form our beliefs for a variety of subjective, personal, emotional, and psychological reasons in the context of environments created by family, friends, colleagues, culture, and society at large; after forming our beliefs we then defend, justify, and rationalize them with a host of intellectual reasons, cogent arguments, and rational explanations.

Indeed, I think that a cogent argument can be made for the necessity of something like the Catholic magisterium — a divinely assisted authority that has the «final say» in fundamental questions of interpretation.

If, as I think can he argued, neither of these considerations is a cogent argument against the Possibility of any sort of metaphysics of Entity, then the question of the validity of Whitehead's rejection of Aristotle's notion of substance takes on special importance.

Also, if idealism means the doctrine that mind in various forms and manifestations is all we can possibly know, then I am one of many around the world who find no cogent argument against this.

Nor do I find any other cogent arguments in Hartshorne against the attributes of the second group, though I will not be able to argue this last point in detail.

McFague launches a cogent argument for a narrative theology tied to Jesus» parables, the rich texture of metaphor and a feminist perspective.

Either an argument is cogent enough in itself to bring about this decision, or else it is not cogent at all, and if this is the case, no number of good additional reasons can ever justify such a decision.

It follows from this that to support the rightfulness of euthanasia with a number of essentially different arguments is to put oneself in the wrong from the outset by admitting indirectly that no single absolutely cogent argument exists.

Maybe because you are completely incapable of putting together a cogent argument or a grammatical sentence?

But when it comes to more basic values such as religous freedom and the abolition of slavery, Hutchens's argument isn't as cogent.

The argument can not be won except against the background of a complete and cogent apologetic for the existence of God, the spirituality of man, the necessity of revelation, the literal truth of the Incarnation, and the nature of the Church that flows from this fact of Divine teaching and ministry through the ages.

That having been said, anybody who truly studies the bible and understands the literary, cultural, and theological nuances within the scriptures can easily creates very cogent argument in support of gay marriage.

The term sometimes means nothing more than clear thinking, an ideal promoted by any class in which the professor requires attention to evidence, cogent arguments, and clarity of expression.

In this slim volume, Tough pulls together decades of social science research on the impacts of poverty and trauma on kids» brains and behavior, and makes a cogent, convincing argument for why this research should lie at the center of any discussions about reform.

Thanks for your cogent arguments in support of better meals for our kids!

While City Hall made cogent arguments for Uber's cars contributing to Manhattan's congestion, and originally articulated this as the reason for an immediate cap on Uber's growth, surge pricing was rarely mentioned when Mr. de Blasio eventually broadened his attacks on Uber to portray it as another greedy corporation trying to flout the rules of government.

While your peers take months to compile their thoughts and go through dozens of manuscript revisions, you likely have little trouble constructing a cogent argument and presenting your data.

After forming our beliefs, we then defend, justify and rationalize them with a host of intellectual reasons, cogent arguments and rational explanations.

Yet theologians themselves noted, long before Richard Dawkins, that the argument is hardly cogent, and probably better serves as a reflection (in a double sense) of faith by believers than as an effort to persuade unbelievers.

Scientists frequently lament the scarcity of effective scientific communicators — those who can explain complex concepts to the public, present scientifically sound alternatives to policy - makers, and make cogent arguments for the value of science to society.

I have often wondered why this doubt persists when there is a cogent argument for accepting the consciousness of others.

If the film doesn't add up to a cogent legal argument, neither does it have trouble delivering 2 hours and 20 minutes» worth of sturdy, highly charged drama.

Rin Takanashi, who plays the prostitute half of the equation, steps in with a cogent argument: If her character had sex with the professor, it'd alter their dynamic such that she probably wouldn't call him for help the next day.

Any Ph.D. from a school of education who was exposed to the relevant literature on evaluation methods has encountered arguments against experiments that appeared cogent and comprehensive.

He makes a cogent and convincing argument that building Networked Universities will allow individual institutions to maintain, and perhaps even strengthen, their independent missions, all while building platforms for solving some of higher education's toughest problems.

Of the two, Purcell offered the most cogent argument, suggesting that Amazon was unfairly maligned.

This can involve attention to some important period in the over two - thousand - year - long history of the subject or a study of more recent debates; and in tutorials and written work you acquire by practice the skill of advancing cogent and informed arguments of your own...

In the NY Times, Michael Brenson called the show a cogent argument not only for abstract painting but also for the continuing vitality of a late modernist aesthetic.

Notes: 6 For a comprehensive investigation of the Spiritualist and Theosophical underpinning of early abstraction and a cogent argument regarding the idea of content and meaning in abstract painting, see The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting, 1890 — 1985, ed.

Anderson makes a very cogent argument regarding the fact that all genera of plants and animals have been invading and adapting even before man started wandering the globe.

The reason I ask is that neither one of you are capable of forming a cogent, lucid or viable argument.

A cogent (strong) argument can then be made that the next person to be considered will also prefer that brand, and the poll is valid evidence of that claim.

I find allegations of dishonesty as a substitute for cogent arguments against climate research findings to be not only at odds with my personal experience of scientists» affection for truth but also extremely annoying.

And Peter H clearly fails in reading comprehension because he does not mention «the message of this report» which was that Monckton provided a cogent and convincing argument summarised in this paragraph:

«Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming» is a virtual handbook of well - documented arguments and cogent perspective that counter nearly every assertion given to «prove» that human beings are responsible for climate disaster.»

Sometimes he clearly grasps what he is talking about, at other times he is simply arm waving like a hummingbird and even if he perfectly understands his own post, it is not cogent to the skeptical argument conveyed, nor does the technical correctness of it, in any way support CAGW.

- is that he seems to advocate the limits of humanities freedom, and might find cogent arguments from the absurd movement to help him make his own, but how can you tell someone who knows precisely what they want to know?

Well, that and he seems utterly incapable of raising any cogent arguments against the things I say.

Considering the level of Jeftuel's posting so far, I doubt there will be a cogent argument on that terrain.

Absent a cogent argument to wave away the concerns of contamination, a cogent PHYSICAL argument, absent that you are NOT pressure testing Mann's decision.

Brendan O'Neill is on Q and A next week — his take - no - prisoners approach should provide some entertainment, though his cogent arguments in favour of freedom in general and freedom of speech in particular may not sway the audience.

This amounts to throwing buckets of turds at the wall hoping some of them stick, and pretending in the meantime that such hand waving amounts to a logically cogent argument.

It makes a cogent argument for the unquantifiable value of our print materials and physical spaces that is often hard to articulate.

Our legal team has extensive experience drafting cogent appellate briefs and a history of making successful oral arguments before appellate judges.

(para 75) As a consequence, the Commission «must state to the Parliament and the Council the grounds for the withdrawal, which, in the event of challenge, have to be supported by cogent evidence or arguments.»

It is a question of huge importance and the cogent arguments of each side will bear ready repetition when the result determines the fate of an actual case.