Sentences with phrase «weakest argument made»

The weakest argument made by one of the experts is made apparent.

Pascal's Wager is one of the weakest arguments made.

Not exact matches

The stimulus arguments made by proponents of a higher minimum wage tend to both fairly weak (not a lot of empirical support) and the benefits fairly small relative to the size of the economy.

However, it would be fair to deduce that Poloz is unmoved by arguments that a weak currency hurts Canadian business by making it more expensive to import cutting - edge technology and to expand overseas.

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.

A plausible argument can be made that the Fed should now deviate from its rule book, but the argument isn't that the economy is too weak to cope with tighter monetary policy.

Ms. Morthole is trying to justify her continued sinning with very weak arguments on how sinning makes her feel good about herself.

In doing so, you are basing your argument upon appealing to the exception rather than the rule which makes for a weak argument in my opinion.

that I am making a weak argument for my case... IM offended that a «smart» person woud assume such logic..

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.

Well — again unsupported assertions make for weak arguments.

Pascal's wager is the weakest argument you can make.

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

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.

One of his tendencies (and limitations) was to attack the weakest part of an opponent's argument but ignore the strongest or most compelling parts» a penchant that sometimes eroded his credibility, or at least made him less convincing.

You're always looking to a favorable stat to make some kind of weak argument.

, but not wanting to make the change due to the sanctity of the record book is a fairly weak argument.

You make another ridiculous argument that you can not win the league when you lose to teams that are weaker than you.

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).

Similarly, inoculation theory suggests that exposure to a weak or demystified version of an argument makes it easier to refute when confronted with more persuasive claims,» says Dr Sander van der Linden, Director of Cambridge University's Social Decision - Making Lab.

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

«The Adventures of Tintin» was Spielberg back on form, for the most part, while Scorsese overcame a weak script to make «Hugo» something pretty magical, and the best argument for 3D to date.

Unless these assumptions are made explicit, however, measures of student performance are weak arguments, for the reason I gave: students in voucher - accepting schools could do worse and vouchers could still be good policy.

But instead you made a ridiculously weak argument, founded not on logic but on a number of inappropriate analogies.

Do not use the first person, it makes your arguments weak because you are not an expert in the field.

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.

Much more central to the point Revkin was making was the deletion of the sections dealing with how weak the standard contrarian arguments were — arguments that GCC publications continued to use for years afterward (and indeed arguments that Monckton is still using)(see this amendment to the original story).

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.

If there is one comment that makes a strong argument on a particular point and many comments that argue the opposite side of that point with weak technical or purely emotional arguments who wins?

But that is your fault for making such weak arguments.

I made my post for the entertainment of watching you predictably flail away with typically weak argument.

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

I would really struggle to make a weaker argument if I tried...

The arguments on which the catastrophic claims are made are extremely weak — and commonly acknowledged as such.

Weitzman's argument is that uncertainty about the extent of global warming makes the case for drastic action stronger, not weaker.

It's the combination of low likelihood and limitations in the impact that I think makes it a weak argument for influecing policy.

I see attorneys flounder with objection arguments on a regular basis, which makes them look weak in front of a judge or jury, even if their objection is spot on.

Harris» attorney, Washington solo practitioner Steven Kiersh, also argued this morning that the government's case was weak and that the prosecutor made unfairly prejudicial comments during closing arguments.

I suppose you could make a charter argument out of it but I think it would be a pretty weak one since being mayor hardly qualifies as a «right».

Essentially, Stockman has predicted literally every asset and cryptocurrency in the global market to fall in value in an indefinite period, making his prediction and argument significantly weak.