Word: argument
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...argument of the opposition that Tennyson wrote, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" on a typewriter is exceedingly convincing although another asserts that nothing but asprin advertisements or "vers libre" is possible. The sanest opinion seems to be that while in some cases; the noise is disturbing the clearness with which the matter is set forth promotes "terseness, clearness and structural lucidity." And it is certainly true that in case where the writer's chirography is immoderately bad, the legibility of type adds to the case of revision...
...never heard a socialist open his mouth, said Professor Carver to a CRIMSON reporter last night, "without speaking of monopoly, inherited wealth, or wealth accruing from a rise in real estate values. I have often said that I would vote the socialist ticket if they could base a logical argument on socialism without referring to these principles. When the socialist thus states his case honestly, I don't need to answer it, for its fallacies are apparent immediately...
...heartily in favor of discussing the question of socialism" and Professor Hart, "and personally wish it were possible for men in this University to hear the most rabid socialist in the country. Then they would see the utter fallacy of his argument. What is Harvard College for if not to stimulate men to think for themselves...
Last week there was given to Ford's opponents a new big argument. It is known as the Hooker-White-Atterbury bid. Elon H. Hooker, owner of an electro-chemical company at Niagara Falls, built two of the Muscle Shoals units during the War. J. G. White is a great chemical manufacturer. Atterbury, famed "General," is operative head of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They aggregate no mean amount of prestige. Their offer is to function as an operating company for the Government in the manufacture of a metallic magnesium aluminum alloy, which has the strength of mild steel, would revolutionize railway...
...fact that the human impulse to swallow these bitter pills at once in creases the difficulty of the first year to the breaking point is not, nevertheless, a sound argument for condemning the whole concentration and distribution scheme. In theory, the ideal of a balanced general knowledge of the most important subjects with a deeper, more specialized knowledge of one is extremely good. And if, for reasons which might be obviated more easily than a substitute ideal discovered, the practical application is at fault, the ideal itself need not be discarded. Rather should efforts be turned toward preventing the first...