omg, this is SO funny
Here are some brief passages of text from the textbook I am reading for my English class:Consider this quip of Winston Churchill's: "Be an optimist. There is not much use in being anything else." . . . If you want to take Churchill at his word and argue that we should indeed be optimists, say so explicitly. . . . What reasons can you give to prove that we should be optimists?
You could appeal to Churchill's authority: If Churchill says we should be optimists, who are you and I to quibble? This appeal will not get you very far, however, since probably an equal number of famous people have recommended pessimism. (italics added for emphasis; p. 1-2)
Okay, so probably as many people as Winston Churchill have argued for pessimism? In other words, probably ONE person has argued for pessimism? Definitely one? Or just probably one? Maybe zero!
:-D
Weston, Anthony (2000). A rulebook for arguments, Third Edition. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company.
You could appeal to Churchill's authority: If Churchill says we should be optimists, who are you and I to quibble? This appeal will not get you very far, however, since probably an equal number of famous people have recommended pessimism. (italics added for emphasis; p. 1-2)
Okay, so probably as many people as Winston Churchill have argued for pessimism? In other words, probably ONE person has argued for pessimism? Definitely one? Or just probably one? Maybe zero!
:-D
Weston, Anthony (2000). A rulebook for arguments, Third Edition. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company.