Sentences with phrase «rhetorical attacks on»

It was only when initial rhetorical attacks on Cook et al failed to get traction that «skeptics» suddenly «discovered» that everybody endorses AGW.

The muzzling trend would be worrisome enough on its own, but it has been accompanied in recent months by a furious round of federal budget cuts to basic research — particularly in the field of environmental science — and increasingly ferocious rhetorical attacks on environmental groups.

President Trump's Twitter bombs and rhetorical attacks on what he calls the «worst deal ever made» and his administration's vague and confusing proposals have dismayed Canada, which is now exploring backup options.

Not exact matches

Ross Douthat had a nice piece recently showing the electoral and rhetorical stupidity of this strategic move on the part of Huntsman's campaign in attacking the base of what conservatives think is important.

That even in the aftermath of serious attacks on the homeland, reasonable American willingness to project power abroad would not be fairly criticized when it inevitably made errors and ran into difficulties, but rather be met with a deliberately - stirred anti-war hysteria of breathtaking rhetorical viciousness.

Focusing on three early respondents to Burke on the French Revolution, Blakemore performs successive acts of rhetorical ju - jitsu on them, overturning their arguments at their strongest points of attack.

McFadden's question on terrorism, for instance, was part of a cheap rhetorical manoeuvre in which those suggesting there is a causal link between Western foreign policy and terror attacks are told they are «victim blaming» those killed by terrorists.

When Trent Lott made ostensibly prosegregationist remarks a year ago that eventually led to his downfall as Senate Majority Leader, an attack ad quickly appeared on the Internet that quoted President Bush as saying, «I have confidence in him as the Republican leader, unquestionably,» and ended with the rhetorical «Do YOU have confidence in the Bush - Lott White House?»

Several environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charity's activity).

presented as «THE plan», empty rhetorical fallacies of every kind, self - glorifying blog combat with straw - men, and — increasingly — personal attacks on other commenters.