Word: obvious
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...long will that line hold? Either of the obvious prospects for the future -- a prolonged standoff or the outbreak of war -- would be almost certain to unleash centrifugal forces on the fragile united front. "With stock markets crashing, higher oil costs, hostages in danger and voters calling for quick solutions, governments everywhere will be hard pressed to keep their nerve," says a NATO diplomat in Brussels. And that is to say nothing of the demoralizing effects of young people returning home maimed or zippered into body bags...
...catalyst for all this action is Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland); it is Nelson's idea to experiment with death. His friends allege he is motivated by his craving for medical celebrity, not "truth and wisdom," as he claims. But his true motivation--nihilism--seems painfully obvious. "Philosophy has failed, religion has failed," Nelson tells them. "Now it's up to the physical scientists." Because he values nothing, least of all himself, Nelson goes to ridiculous lengths to satisfy his unsatiable curiosity. He is the first to medically die, the first "flatliner...
...song's success goes beyond its obvious pop appeal. With "Innernational," Herlihy succeeds in creating a good dance song, distinguishing between his distaste for current pop and the concept of pop music itself. "I love pop music. Rather, I love what pop music could be," he corrects himself. "Top-40 should be cooler than...
...seems pretty obvious that in any discussion of the various methods whereby the crafty student attempts to show the grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject might very well mean something to a grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads...
THERE is a third method of dealing with examination questions--that is by the use of the overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that it was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of examination writing. Why is it obvious? As a matter of fact it isn't obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point from which to start. That is an example of an unwarranted assumption...