To explain the argument is to reveal its dangers.
The LSE declined to comment on talks with prospective American partners, but when asked to explain the argument in favour of such a tie-up, Ms Furse was quick to note the appeal of "a global exchange".
In order to be complete and self-contained, let us briefly explain the argument.
The company sent a letter, dated Saturday, to shareholders that explains the arguments for keeping Computer Associates intact, according to a filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"We continue to press the case for a time limited exemption, and Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, has written to his ministerial counterparts in other Member States explaining the arguments for this temporary exclusion," the Cabinet Office document says.
I wonder whether this tension also explains the argument we're now having about foreign affairs.
Two days after the verdict, Kristina Jezycki, the forewoman, sent an e-mail message to her fellow jurors recounting how she explained the argument to a Vanity Fair reporter.
As Justice Sotomayor explained, the argument is bizarre: individuals would retain the ability to define marriage as they see fit even if states did not discriminate against same-sex couples.
