Word: argumentation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When encountering reading which seem difficult to grasp, we give up and quickly place blame on the author for convoluted reasoning or poor writing, instead of redoubling our efforts to understand the argument or develop a more sophisticated critique. Rather than engage controversial authors, we are only too eager to brand them as racist, ignorant, sexist or enmeshed in the dominant culture--and we suffer because we ignore their insights...
...Over the last three years, the best controlledstudies have really brought a lot of skepticism tothe argument that needle exchanges are the way togo," Maginnis said. "There were many problems withprevious studies...
Shames says she has perceived this difference between high school and college as well. "It was up to us to figure out connections in the readings, to draw our own conclusions. All this was very different from high school, where you were usually given avery clear question or argument to respond...
...freed merely two days before execution after a group of journalism students sought out and found the real killer. According to the Associated Press, Cellucci said the fact that Porter wasn't executed was proof the system works. The governor doesn't seem to realize that this kind of argument--that because private citizens took action to save a death row inmate, the death penalty system works--is completely absurd...
...murder. Henderson is accused of assaulting a Somerville man Wednesday night in front of the Store 24 in the Square. The man, whose name police were unable to release, is still recovering from a stab wound. The man told police that Henderson slashed him in the neck after an argument. Henderson's plea was not available...