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There is a third method of dealing with examination questions--that is by the use of an overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that is 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 wasn't obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point form which to start. His is an example of an unwarranted assumption...
...long run the expert in the use of unwarranted assumption comes off better than the equivocator. He would deal with our question on Hume not by baffling the grader or by fencing him but like this: "It is absurd to discuss whether Hume is representative of the age in which he lived unless we note the progress of that age on all fronts. After all, Hume did not live in a vacuum...
...same token, people who were impressed that McCain considered shoring up Social Security and Medicare to be an important conservative priority will find little to love in Bush's domestic agenda. Instead of protecting these essential obligations, Bush threatens to use a huge chunk of the projected surplus...
...clearly not easy for McCain to endorse Bush; the senator did not use that word until prompted by a reporter after his speech. He openly compared the experience to taking a dose of medicine, and asked that he not be considered for the vice-presidential nomination. While McCain stated that he agrees with Bush on many issues, including education, health care and the military, it was painfully obvious that they still differ substantially on the issues about which McCain is most passionate...
...addition to its 41 varsity sports, Harvard offers funding, guidance, and the ability to officially use the Harvard name to 33 club activities. The list includes the dance team, juggling, cheerleading, tai-chi and figure skating...