Sentence examples for sham argument from inspiring English sources
This is similar to the sham argument for grammar schools – that they provide an "escape" for the brightest working-class children.
The strength of the players' argument, said William B. Gould IV of Stanford Law School, the former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, is language in the now-expired collective bargaining agreement that barred owners from using the sham argument to discredit a union decertification.
"All they care about - and this is appropriate given that they are in the business of making money - is getting their taxes down, but that doesn't mean that we should buy into their sham argument," he told the BBC's Today programme.
We now come to the sham argument of last resort, the ad hominem fallacy.
This is like a dog whistle to a sham argument spotter; people tend to abuse others in inverse proportion to the strength of their own case.
What's left of homeopathy with the sham arguments removed?
Let's remove the sham arguments from Mr. Ullman's case and see what's left.
Who am I to question a self-proclaimed "expert on homeopathy?" Well, I am an expert on B.S -- a teacher of persuasion, an authority on sham arguments.
Once again, the city relied on the "sham compliance" argument and argued that the 60/40 rule did not apply to topless clubs.
