Word: argumentative
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...Western world are at a weight where there isn't even a correlation with increased health risk, let alone a causal relationship," says Campos. The notion that overweight and obesity turn people into medical time bombs "is being exaggerated by roughly a factor of 10," he says. "An argument that may be relevant to the heaviest 6% of the population is being applied to 65% of the population...
This speech was not the first time that Summers has called for developing countries to invest their reserves more aggressively; he made the same argument in March while travelling through India...
When asked what feedback he has received since March and whether he has revised his argument much since then, Summers said that he has been busy, “either completing my presidency at Harvard...or recovering from my presidency at Harvard,” a remark that drew laughter from the audience...
...Does Islam Flout Reason? Why the Pope's Case Is a Flimsy One Viewpoint: The issue is important, but Benedict has presented neither the evidence nor insight to make his argument stick...
...Forced Argument on Forced Conversions Viewpoint: Kidnapped journalists converting at gunpoint. The Pope quoting a 14th century Byzantine emperor. The sudden focus on forced conversions to Islam reflects a fundamental misreading of that religion's history