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It seems pretty obvious that in any discussion of the various methods whereby the crafty student attempts to show the grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

To check the operation of a vague generality under fire, take the typical example, “Hume brought empiricism to its logical extreme.” The question is asked, “Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

There is a third method of dealing with examination questions—that is by the use of overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that it was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

In the long run the expert in the use of unwarranted assumption comes off better than the equivocator. He would deal with our question on Hume not by baffling the grader or by fencing him but like this: “It is absurd to discuss whether Hume is representative...

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

What do you look for in a girl/guy: I’m generally after someone who knows all the lyrics to “Wagon Wheel” by the Old Crow Medicine Show

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: James D. P. O’Connor | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

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