For undergraduates, the Department offers an array of introductory courses designed to develop fundamental writing skills, powers of argument and analysis, and a historical perspective on literature.
These "whiz kids," as they were not so affectionately known, came from the universities and research institutes such as Rand, full of the new analytical skills and lines of argument that had been developing during the late 1950's in an attempt to come to grips with the demands of the nuclear age.
"They're so important in teaching the skills of analysis and argument and critical thinking," Ms. Nussbaum said.
He used his great political skill and persuasive powers of argument in the Commons to save the Whig leaders and the court from the consequences of their folly.
To live on, a dissident voice needs the gift of an unexpected twist of argument, and skill at coup de grâce.
You also learn analytical skills: argument skills, persuasive writing.
But frankly - when TV's influence consists of two BBC channels providing a stream of quality programming dedicated to improving kids' literacy, numeracy, and dancing skills - it's the kind of argument only a dad could make with a straight face.
With a grant from the Squire Family Foundation, which promotes the teaching of ethics and philosophy, he is assessing whether his program helps in the development of argument and other skills.
The skill Plutarch attributes to Zeno, still evident in the fragmentary remains of his arguments, is just the kind of skill in argument manifested in a great deal of sophistic practice.
The bread and butter of any good student is a set of academic skills: research, analysis, argument, clarity of thought, writing and, in some disciplines, good exam technique.
