Sentences with phrase «weak as your argument»

You can't,... and your response is as weak as your argument.

This IMO makes it a bit weaker as a argument when presented to a layman / «skeptic» even if it does have a sound scientific methodology behind it.

Not exact matches

Levi writes that as a justification for enhancing domestic and North American oil production, «the underlying argument is weak.

That could be all - important for consumers, because without the deal, AT&T and Time Warner separately could be left weaker, compared to competitors such as Comcast and Disney, and less willing to deploy new services or green - light new movies and TV series — an argument made by the companies and analysts covering the sector.

I tend to invest first and investigate later, so as I was doing due diligence, I realized my argument was for a short on Impinj was weak for the precise reason that commenters had mentioned on my article: strained apparel retailers were willing to invest in a technology that could optimize their inventory.

The weaker the argument from the New Testament becomes, the stronger the teleological argument becomes - and so to use the «too extraordinary» argument as an argument against the existence of God is literally self - refuting!

Although I am also pro-life, I was baffled by the absoluteness of her argument — as a Christian, can't we find a way to care for all of those who are weak among us?

But once one has seen that the advocacy of education and science as solutions to the world's problems expresses the interests of those who are rich and powerful and that the actual effects weaken the weak and impoverish the poor, one discounts the arguments of proponents of the existing systems.

You have sought out what you acknowledge as weak arguments and refuted them (some better than others), a straw man approach all the way around.

And it's a weak argument at best, twisting words to fit an agenda but not addressing a false prophecy that disproves your belief and quantifies it as myth alongside other religions.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

As for number 10, if you truly mean what you say about the weak arguments of theists, then you recognize the weakness of Dawkins» statement (actually, I'm pretty sure it didn't originate with him).

Unless your argument is so weak you resort to using children as some sort of emotional black mail.

People who have really stupid weak arguments, always end them with «fact», «as if» doing that somehow makes it true.

His dismissive insinuations that I am arguing according to the Scofield Bible and that my argument — weak as it is — belongs in an intellectually deficient Christian Zionist journal exhibit the very kind of thoughtless disdain of which he accuses me.

In light of what is actually happening and what is most likely to increase as a result of NAFTA, the political and humanitarian arguments for free trade, at least in regard to relations with Mexico, are weak.

If the people who wrote the bible had any idea how our solar system worked when they wrote it, then you might have an argument (a very weak one), but as they clearly didn't have a clue, all of your baseless assertions hold no weight.

And I don't necessarily disagree, I'm just saying that @jc's point would be more arguable, perhaps, as a weak analogy fallacy rather that the ad hominem s / he chose, since the crux of the argument is the comparison, not the person making the argument.

His arguments for this, however, seem very weak, as C. D. Broad has powerfully argued (LI 48).

Astrophysics is too, but with weaker communal agreement about what counts as a strong argument.

Long story short: James wants more free throws, but his specific argument as to why he is not getting them is weak and unsupported.

This is not an argument for managers of weaker teams to throw games, or a suggestion that they should weaken their teams as a matter of course.

And I think the competitive advantage argument is weak as well.

Giroud had 14 league goals I don't know where you get 19 from you keep adding FA cup goals to boost your weak argument, he played 26 league games the same as Costa who ended on 20 League goals!

Baron rejected the argument that the Conservatives may struggle to get a referendum bill through parliament as «weak» and insisted «there was no downside in trying».

The General Welfare argument is about as weak as they come (not sure if you're making the argument, or just outlining what arguments are made).

O'Neill characterized this romantic (if a bit naïve) view as a weak argument, because it does not consider that many public speech acts are not, in fact, aimed at delivering the truth.

And you already know your argument is weak as you've gone to name calling again.

At the same time though, this is often used as a way of sidestepping the real issue — a quick joke distracts from the fact that the arguments for the retention of the sculptures are all relatively weak.

In the Center's view, this argument is weak, as there is no proven relationship between a large government and a well - governed, prosperous society.

Other researchers tried to find flaws in Thorne's arguments and, in particular, pointed to problems in satisfying a requirement known as the «weak energy condition».

Surely this would be an easy task, if the arguments offered against his predictions are as weak as he claims — this is what his critics will continue to claim for as long as he remains in his «Ivory Tower».

The work by Wang and co-workers that Simopoulos and DiNicolantonio place at the heart of their argument in fact showed only relatively weak associations between red cell polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and weight gain in humans, and the findings were described by the study's authors as only «suggestive».

Strangely though, men will almost never cite this fact as the reason why for fear of either appearing weak and / or starting an «unnecessary» argument.

We also get Naomie Harris as Field Agent Eve, and the argument can be made that she is weakest link in the film.

But he believes the traditional arguments used to defend loose - coupling will grow weaker with time — particularly as market - model voucher systems, capitation grants, and charter schools take hold.

As readers of science books know, they can sniff out a weak argument from a mile away.

Such organization of arguments from the strongest to the weakest will help your readers better understand your point as well as it will convince them in to take your side on the issue / topic.

I also think that that argument is getting weaker literally as we watch the data come in.

Another strong argument can be made that the story in most MMOs is weak due to the sandbox nature of the game; although many gamers are perfectly content with their own day - to - day experiences in the game serving as a unique, non-contrived storyline of sorts.

The arguments in this post for concluding rates of change as observed in the 20th C were «unlikely» to have ocurred previously are weak, unscientific and come across as seeming just convenient.

Arguing that climate has changed in the past therefore current warming is probably natural is legitimately regarded as being a weak, unconstructive, unphysical argument.

I have read others, such as myself, who find both arguments to be weak.

I just pointed it out as an additional source of amusement for how pathetically weak the argument kadaka made was.

It does not seem possible that they are attempting to further our knowledge of science, as their arguments are so weak and inconsistent, and rarely published in scientific venues.

So the argument is now if the volcano which erupted in 1991 and by which studies show would have less then a 0.1 C influence 6 years later should have caused the inclusion of scenarios B and C. I would regard this argument as weak and certainly not strong enough to declare someone a liar.

His entire «argument,» such as it was, rested on a weak foundation.

Excellent post with several significant points, but still a focus on tropospheric temperatures as «validation» for the models is a very weak argument.

When the researchers discussed what they felt were substandard papers that should not be published, many champions of the stolen emails shouted accusations that scientists were censoring their critics, as if all studies, no matter how weak their arguments, had a fundamental right to be published.

In such cases they hope that people will accept the (purported) approval of others as a good reason to buy the product.The consensus argument is a weak one.