Word: incorrectness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Herrnstein also maintained that Blu stein's charge about intimidating a section leader "was incorrect in tone and implication." He refused to comment further but said he "would never try to intimidate a teaching fellow...
...there to help with election day organization. When I arrived. I found the campaign in disarray. The local coordinator, who was working in conjunction with a northern white volunteer had gotten only one-half of one precinct canvassed. They had tried to isolate the black vote, but had gotten incorrect data on the per cent of black registration in the city's precincts. The few press releases that had been done were poorly written and incomplete. No organization had been developed to pull out voters. Even the most rudimentary task of getting poll-watchers to guard against election fraud...
...long term, Herrnstein's syllogism is relevant. But incorrect. Because, by premise, its vision is utterly limited to a society based on competition, "built around human inequalities." I consider Herrnstein's article very useful, because a-reader with a broader vision can stand the argument on its head and derive the inevitable conclusion, which the author cannot or dares not derive. If a liberal society based on competition results in a rigidly stratified meritocracy, maybe we don't want a liberal society based on competition. If we still want our society to be liberal and progressive...
...your article "Occupational Hazard" [Nov. 1] you referred to the story The Emperor's New Clothes and claimed it was first described by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. This is entirely incorrect. From our current study of Spanish literature, we know that the idea for The Emperor's New Clothes was first conceived by Don Juan Manuel, who lived from...
Mark Frazier's article in Monday's Crimson reported that no student group has been organized supporting the candidacy of Senator Henry M. Jackson. This is incorrect, as he would know if he read the Crimson's own notice column. A group of College, Law and Business students is presently organizing, and, as our notice in the Crimson said, can be contacted at 547-5009. Yours, Elliott Abrams...