Word: logical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interview with the Crimson yesterday, Bell challenged the logic of the University's policy...
Then, of course, there was the actual teaching. What a sham. The idea that someone who could barely remember dance steps for himself could teach others went beyond the bounds of reason. But I employed some nice, twisted logic to justify my presence. I figured that the kids could look at me and say, "Well, if he can do these dances, then certainly I can do it. I mean, I can't look any dumber than he looks." I fancied myself a martyr of sorts--letting myself look bad to boost the self-esteem of the young people of Cambridge...
Some students try to pretend Harvard is just like every other college by calling the entryways "vertical hallways." This is deceptive logic, though, since climbing stairs to the fifth floor of Matthews is significantly tougher than gliding effortlessly down a normal dorm hall...
...ultimately, is doesn't matter. Gaps in logic are allowed in fairy tales and Tom Cruise movies. Irish accents don't need to be consistent. Injuries aren't permanent. Knockout punches to the eye and kidneys don't bruise, and they certainly don't scar. And people can die twice...
...That is hardly a recipe for success: the record of earlier ground-interceptor tests has been ; spotty at best. The proposal, says Chu, violates the fly-before-buy principles that Pentagon leaders "have labored so hard to put into place." At week's end the Pentagon bowed to that logic and announced that it was pushing back the SDI plan by at least a year...