Word: logically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...however tempting, are idle unless they accord with facts. And the trend during the past two decades at least has been in the opposite direction. There are signs that even crew, which, in the past, has relied more than other sports upon undergraduate direction, has been forced by the logic of the situation to adopt the efficient system of control and responsibility centered in the coach...
...ensuing clash between the philosophies of the two women burns and penetrates. Logic in scarlet wins. Yet the overpowering charm of Ann Harding, the fiancee, forces her fallacies into discard and her hero, tarnished, returns. Tom Powers is the man and Fania Marinoff is the woman of the streets. While both are capable, their performances pale before the brilliancy and beauty of Miss Harding...
...symphony, big as are the third, the fifth or the ninth. It does not belong in or fit into the usual categories. It is unique, and uniquely fascinating. Mr. Monteux's version of it is as an ascending, expanding, dynamic thing, culminating in a veritable rhythmic orgy, was thoroughly logical; to some listeners it seemed that this is less an organic symphonic piece, than a suite of pieces. The first movement, for instance, retarded for this general effect, itself lost noticeably. It is, after all, a rippling thing, light and flowing, even as the third movement, and the only possible...
Sincerity is a prime requisite for good debating but it is not everything. A dunce can roar away on the nutritious qualities of mince pie with all the sincerity in the world and yet convince nobody. The good debaters most have also facts in logical order and "address". After the Harvard-Oxford debate last year it was generally thought the Americans had the logic while the English had the address. And over the comparative merits of the two methods and greater debate gave rise to long-continued spluttering of lesser debate...
...have changed ere this or perhaps the method of the debaters themselves may have undergone revision. It is hardly likely that the Englishmen, with a possible political life ahead of them, will have renounced their politic and winning manners; but they may have charged themselves with facts and logic. On the other hand the Harvard debaters may have concluded that charm as well as logic is of aid in moving a human audience...