01-18-2005, 04:37 AM
Quote:More importantly, what kind of fucking loaded question is that for an essay? Shouldn't essay questions for assignments not tell you what your results should be? Shouldn't they be: Person X has a thesis. Argue the pro or con of that thesis?
I thought the same thing too, but then I remembered my time on my HS debate team, and how I often had to argue for positions I didn't agree with.
I figure the kid could have argued against Dye and Zeigler's thesis rationally and still get a passing grade, but he instead rambles on about unrelated topics and blames his evil librul professor for his failure.
Loaded questions are loaded for a reason. The purpose of education is to make people think, not regurgitate facts.