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Dantong Posted 20 years ago
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as intellectually dishonest as it is compellingly acceptable?
Hello,could you help me with the following maxim?
What's the meaning of "as intellectually dishonest as it is compellingly acceptable"?
It appears in an article talking about Health Management Plans.
Thanks a lot!
What's the meaning of "as intellectually dishonest as it is compellingly acceptable"?
It appears in an article talking about Health Management Plans.
Thanks a lot!
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" Perhaps the plan sounds wonderful, but has problems and drawbacks which are not addressed. Maybe it is not really feasible in the real world. The plan may hurt and or help some people far more than others though this, too, is not brought out into the open.
- " Perhaps the plan sounds wonderful, but has problems and drawbacks which are not addressed.
- Maybe it is not really feasible in the real world.
- The plan may hurt and or help some people far more than others though this, too, is not brought out into the open.
- The plan sounds good on the surface but, upon serious study, might not work well at all.
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I'm not sure, but I think this might mean something like "too good to be true." Perhaps the plan sounds wonderful, but has problems and drawbacks which are not addressed. Maybe it is not really feasible in the real world. The plan may hurt and or help some people far more than others though this, too, is not brought out into the open. The plan sounds good on the surface but, upon serious study, m
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Hi, thank you for your answer.
Yes, I think you are right, because the author then said "in spite of this I shall attempt to summarise a skeletal agenda of priorities that may apply to almost anyone" after the sentence above.
It's quite helpful! : )
Yes, I think you are right, because the author then said "in spite of this I shall attempt to summarise a skeletal agenda of priorities that may apply to almost anyone" after the sentence above.
It's quite helpful! : )
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"as intellectually dishonest as it is compellingly acceptable"?
"as intellectually dishonest": this is a negative remark, means dubious from an intellectual point of view
but at the same time
"compellingly acceptable": this is a positive remark; we're not sure why it should be acceptable (perhaps for financial reasons?)
there are some contradictions h
"as intellectually dishonest": this is a negative remark, means dubious from an intellectual point of view
but at the same time
"compellingly acceptable": this is a positive remark; we're not sure why it should be acceptable (perhaps for financial reasons?)
there are some contradictions h
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