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Word: smithian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1928-1928
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Boston. Parrying the Hoover charge of '"Socialism!" (see p. 7) was the main concern of Nominee Smith's speech last week at Boston. The technique was characteristically Smithian, taking a text out of his opponent's mouth and working for a reductio ad absurdum. The Boston text was Mr. Hoover's: "We shall use words to convey our meaning, not to hide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smith Speeches | 11/5/1928 | See Source »

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