PrepTest 94+, Section 2, Question 11
Professor Williams: Professor Thomas's report characterizes our colleague Professor York as too flamboyant and confrontational in the classroom. But the argument given in this report sounds so much like the classic argument of the self-serving academic that one has to wonder if Professor Thomas simply is not the orator and entertainer Thomas would like to be, and so vents frustrations by condemning others—Professor York in particular.
Professor Williams: Professor Thomas's report characterizes our colleague Professor York as too flamboyant and confrontational in the classroom. But the argument given in this report sounds so much like the classic argument of the self-serving academic that one has to wonder if Professor Thomas simply is not the orator and entertainer Thomas would like to be, and so vents frustrations by condemning others—Professor York in particular.
Professor Williams: Professor Thomas's report characterizes our colleague Professor York as too flamboyant and confrontational in the classroom. But the argument given in this report sounds so much like the classic argument of the self-serving academic that one has to wonder if Professor Thomas simply is not the orator and entertainer Thomas would like to be, and so vents frustrations by condemning others—Professor York in particular.
Professor Williams: Professor Thomas's report characterizes our colleague Professor York as too flamboyant and confrontational in the classroom. But the argument given in this report sounds so much like the classic argument of the self-serving academic that one has to wonder if Professor Thomas simply is not the orator and entertainer Thomas would like to be, and so vents frustrations by condemning others—Professor York in particular.
Professor Williams's argument is flawed because it
confuses the distinction between being overly confrontational and engaging students by entertaining them
presupposes the point it is attempting to establish
mistakes Professor Thomas's characterization of a view for an endorsement of that view
attacks Professor Thomas personally rather than addressing Professor Thomas's argument
rejects the possibility that Professor York is in fact too confrontational
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