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Kirby makes four basic arguments in favor of preregistration, but the two most compelling ones have nothing to do with undergraduates...
...could always find the basic goodness in everyone,” Huang said. “He loved french music and literature, but the main thing I will remember him by his is radiant vitality...
Maybe the rhetoric protesters use makes this fallacy less obvious (and therefore less repugnant to casual supporters), but rhetoric doesn’t change the basic idea. Peace protesters offer a gloomy assessment of the Iraqi people’s ability to sustain democratic rule, pessimism that Bush, despite all of his “axis of evil” rhetoric, thankfully does not share...
Proponents of these new measures give two basic arguments. First, they claim that the logging will help to prevent forest fires, because if there are no trees, there cannot be any fire. Second, they tout the benefits to the economy of the region. Both of these rationales merely attempt to excuse the unconscionable destruction of the last of the American wilderness. Not only does it not make sense to cut down trees in order to save them, but it also defies all ecological wisdom. Clearing underbrush, not cutting down trees, most easily prevents fires. And even if there...
...auction powerhouse eBay. Originally a place to sell knickknacks and collectibles dug out of your basement, it is now seen as a cost-efficient place for small retailers to sell new merchandise, either at auction or for a fixed price. Just $9.95 a month buys a basic storefront; an additional $40 buys some featured placements. Some big retailers pay more for prominent displays, but they account for just 5% of the $14.9 billion worth of goods sold on the site last year. That makes eBay "the most democratic place on the Web," says Johnson of Forrester Research. As for shoppers...