Sentences with phrase «pick holes in the argument»

It is as easy to pick holes in that argument as it is to pick the insects from another ape's back.

I pick holes in the argument — and Jaynes, disconcertingly, proffers answers a few pages on.

So you end up looking for more and they can say oh you're just trying to pick holes in my argument.

Your opponent will always be trying to pick holes in your argument to tip the balance of probabilities in their favour, so it is important that the expert witnesses testify regarding their expertise and do not provide an opinion that could be classed as conjecture.

Not exact matches

You can also poke massive holes in the argument's for why any of them deserve to be the No. 1 or 2 overall pick.

Viewers picked holes pretty quickly in Clegg's «Lib Dems for coalition» pitch to conference, pointing out that his condemnation of single - party rule therefore undermines any argument that Lib Dem majority (or minority) government rule would be preferable, thus making his much - applauded line «In an ideal world, I wouldn't have to work with either of them because I'd be Prime Minister on my own thank you very much — and I'd like to think I'd do a better job too» fall rather flain Clegg's «Lib Dems for coalition» pitch to conference, pointing out that his condemnation of single - party rule therefore undermines any argument that Lib Dem majority (or minority) government rule would be preferable, thus making his much - applauded line «In an ideal world, I wouldn't have to work with either of them because I'd be Prime Minister on my own thank you very much — and I'd like to think I'd do a better job too» fall rather flaIn an ideal world, I wouldn't have to work with either of them because I'd be Prime Minister on my own thank you very much — and I'd like to think I'd do a better job too» fall rather flat.

If it was to pick as many holes as he could find in all arguments that would be different.

His self appointed mission looks like its to pick as many holes as he can find in papers which support the consensus argument.

If I made the same argument that Creationists should not try to pick holes in Darwinian Evolutionary theory, would you think that was «silly» too?

Because Matthew needs to be able to recognise a good argument when he sees one; not to pick factual holes in arguments he already disagrees with because his parents do.