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... question that must remain uppermost in our minds as we read anything that purports to give information or to offer an opinion . Again and again we must conclude that the writer knows no more about his subject than do we , who also read ...
... question that must remain uppermost in our minds as we read anything that purports to give information or to offer an opinion . Again and again we must conclude that the writer knows no more about his subject than do we , who also read ...
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... questions - questions that have the expected answer built in - also serve to hypnotize the uncritical . " Has this party not served the state faithfully for twelve critical years ? Has it not increased the state's industrial capacity ...
... questions - questions that have the expected answer built in - also serve to hypnotize the uncritical . " Has this party not served the state faithfully for twelve critical years ? Has it not increased the state's industrial capacity ...
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... questions arose , such as : Is it smoking that accounts for the indisputable increase in the rate of lung cancer , or ... question , as yet unresolved , re- lates to the contribution which excessive cholesterol in the diet may make to ...
... questions arose , such as : Is it smoking that accounts for the indisputable increase in the rate of lung cancer , or ... question , as yet unresolved , re- lates to the contribution which excessive cholesterol in the diet may make to ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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