tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953212.post112497819410196440..comments2023-11-05T04:00:06.189-06:00Comments on Toehold: This title is false.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945657000272452084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953212.post-1125157336055687722005-08-27T10:42:00.000-05:002005-08-27T10:42:00.000-05:00Actually, the teacher was playing the devil's advo...Actually, the teacher was playing the devil's advocate. He warned us at the beginning he would frequently try to push our buttons. He is currently feeling out which viewpoints will get the most response out of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953212.post-1124999817087266712005-08-25T14:56:00.000-05:002005-08-25T14:56:00.000-05:00I suspect that the teacher would argue that he was...I suspect that the teacher would argue that he was merely defining an irrational fanatical. Of course, by his own statements, this amounts to mere regurgitation, and pointing this out would merely earn his emnity and a lower grade.<BR/><BR/>I've had several instructors that talked like this - and, sadly, failed to live up to it. I quickly found that taking a position contrary to theirs, no matter how well argued or reasoned, was a quick way to a "C" or lower.Garouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576646558381494373noreply@blogger.com