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Try civility; might be hard at first, but practice makes perfect.
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<p>A bitter pill to swallow for you then, eh?</p>
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That doesn't even make sense. (rolls eyes)
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<p>I am not going to argue anymore with regard to your attitude, for fear of committing a tu quoque, but you are definitely not above the standard you set. Shall we just agree that your present remark is self-referentially incoherent?</p>
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But it does nothing to rebut the theory that transfers are not per-se negative. What you said does not go to the heart of the issue.
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<p>Once again, I do not think the theory claims that transferring is negative in an absolute manner; ostensibly, the small steps did not appear to work. Hopefully, belaboring my point will:</p>
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The fact is that the majority of transfers are not going to Ivy-League institutions, so the author's argument is prima facie applicable.
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<p>With hanna's example, you are merely grasping at straws. I do not even think that the theory is intended for individuals like her; my justification for this inference is because the majority of transfers do not enter Ivy-League institutions, and I am willing to bet that the majority of transfers probably do not even enter top tier institutions. Do not let the disproportionately high ambitions of CC posters fool you. </p>
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What you said does not go to the heart of the issue.
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<p>An intellectual sleight-of-hand; using an exception to the rule for a theory that was clearly not absolute does not refute it. Do not try to conceal your error.</p>
<p>For instance, one could argue that a candidate for Harvard Law School requires a 170 or above on the LSAT, yet another could refute the argument by showing a student that was admitted with a 165. That does not alter the non-ethical normative arrangement of the original argument, it merely provides an exception to the rule, and should not be taken as a rule in and of itself. The preliminary claim that a 170 or above on the LSAT is required to be competitive still stands prima facie, since the majority of students admitted into HLS possess such a score.</p>