Word: mansfield
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David L. Bosco's editorial "Looking Beyond the Scorecard" makes one wonder if the author attended the Mansfield-Sullivan debate on which his article was based. He attempts to divorce debating skill from argumentation, claiming that, despite "Sullivan's obvious superiority in debate," Mansfield's points were at least equally sound. Furthermore, he chastises Harvard students for their "shallow" reaction to the event, since Sullivan was deemed the victor more for style than for substance...
Certainly, the "Justice" lecturer was not to be upstaged during the big debate Tuesday, even by Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 and New Republic editor Andrew Sullivan...
...starters, his carefully plotted opening statement drew more applause than most anything said by Mansfield or Sullivan...
...Some may say that Professor Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. doesn't need an introduction," he said. "I'd say, given his reputation, he could use a good introduction...
...moderator challenged Mansfield and Sullivan--but mostly Mansfield--to back up their arguments, framing his questions in "Justice" style. Sandel's performance may have woken up a few audience members who dozed off as a rather sedate Mansfield squared off with Sullivan, who seemed to think he was still on the Oxford debate team...