Word: argumentive
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...distraction and it felt like anything that trivialized the material was inappropriate. So I concentrated on clarity. I really didn't want writing that was show-off or cutesy. I really poured my creative energies as a writer into the structure, and the sort of narrative flow of the argument and backing up the research...
Currier’s lawyer Christine S. Collins rejected that argument...
...Bush's mixed record on humanitarian follow-through hurts his argument that social and economic rights are needed for true liberation. Worse, the Administration's handling of the Iraq war undermines what credibility remains. The Administration sold the conflict as a war of liberation, and asserted that political liberty alone would be enough to produce prosperity in Iraq. But Bush failed, dramatically and tragically, to plan support for the very social and economic needs he now says are necessary for true liberty...
...mind, he or she can always contract another storage company—of which there are many that will insure stored belongings. It is unreasonable to argue that the College, which already goes to great lengths to provide storage and protect stored items, should do even more. This argument, however, does not apply to those students who cannot afford any other option besides House storage. Consequently, the College should look into offering a stipend for qualifying students who want to store or ship their belongings off campus but cannot afford to do so. Nonetheless, the College’s storage...
Consider what happened five days into the Bush presidency in 2001 when the spending-averse Greenspan told a Senate committee that government surpluses were getting so huge, a tax cut was probably a good idea. Given the state of knowledge at the time, this wasn't an unreasonable argument--and when the surpluses became deficits, Greenspan changed his tune. But Democratic critics said his words provided cover for the President and Congress to squander the fruits of a decade of fiscal responsibility in months. While this exaggerates Greenspan's influence, it isn't entirely wrong, and Greenspan admits as much...