Word: argumentative
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...ground. But the debates, which at times have degenerated into flaming, are seen by some as a means of promoting entrenched views rather than as an opportunity to be truly open to the other side’s position. “We are looking to sharpen our own argument,” said Gowda. “If you are in an open philosophical forum, people would have to arrive without assumptions and, with reasoned debate, would arrive at some truth. Our discussion is not truth-seeking because we come to it with preconceptions about what faith means...
...realize what they want at 45, and if that is a healthy family relationship with children, they need to give priority to finding a serious relationship in their 20s and having their first child in their early 30s. Hewlett emphasizes that she “hates to make this argument,” but that women must realize they all face a biological wall. At age 27 a woman’s ability to carry children begins to decline, and the only way to ensure a family life is to lay the groundwork early...
...play could have been flagged for interference. Walsh certainly thought it should have been—the Harvard skipper had an animated argument with the first-base umpire over the non-call, but to no avail...
...lack of anyone identifiable who was even indirectly complicit—but also hatefully disingenuous in its target of Harvard, an institution that through affirmative action has benefited thousands of living African-Americans, and whose Afro-American studies department is the world leader. More important for my argument, however, are the enormous potential costs of a lawsuit like this for Harvard. People like Ogletree must realize that institutions like Harvard will have to find ways to pay for the costs of defense and for potential settlements, if the suits advance that far. I propose that all such expenses faced...
Others have raised concerns that countries hostile to the United States would use the court as a venue to attack America and its leaders. This argument ignores the fact that the judges presiding over the court will come from nations committed to the rule of law, such as Great Britain and Canada. It also assumes that an American could not commit a war crime heinous enough to be worthy of prosecution. This is nothing but pompous self-aggrandizement; a war criminal is a war criminal, whatever the nationality...