Word: argumentative
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...Feminism” (Editorial, Oct. 16, 2001), I have no objection to people opposing feminism, or at least discussing it. Unfortunately, Rebecca E. Rubins’ Editor’s Notebook was riddled with factual errors and logical fallacies, which make her piece simple polemic rather than meaningful argument...
...though Rubins claims to be against “feminism,” that same assumption is at the core of her argument: “Girls are not born feeling inferior to boys.” They couldn’t have said it better in 1974. Twenty-five years ago, that sentence would have been considered a forward-thinking position; today it is still far from reactionary. And without it, without the assumption that women and men would be equal if only the “feminists” would leave us alone, her argument can?...
...will have a window of time equal to two FOX commercial breaks to complete each essay (roughly 20 minutes per question). Be clear, write neatly and include examples to support your argument...
...Argument cuts into comfort and bruises our pride, but it's also the way we get smarter, and humbler. This is a time that calls for as much humility as courage: when the territory is unknown it's better not to pretend you know where you are going. Better to listen to advice, argue with passion, even with ourselves and our worst instincts. Our better angels need weapons too, and argument makes them sharper, and every time we fight the urge to panic and help someone else regain his balance, we may better arm ourselves for whatever these next days...
Several start-ups, from Lumenos and Vivius to HealthMarket, HealthAllies and MyHealthBank, are busy making that argument to employers. Major California insurer Wellpoint recently rolled out its defined-contribution option to small businesses, half of which don't provide health insurance at all, and Aetna just launched its plan, dubbed HealthFund. Though only about 5% of U.S. businesses, including Medtronic, Novartis and Textron, are testing some sort of defined-contribution health plan, more than 20% think it's likely they will offer one in the next five years, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation...