As I passed from block to block I could not get away from the
thought that the vastest number of these were sick of heart and
ashamed that they, too, were not in line behind the kilted band that
headed the procession, the historic symbolic floats, and the
inscribed banners, along with their three thousand or more sisters.
Here were women, fighting a good fight for the cause of women--for
the underpaid factory workers and the overfed lady of fortune who is
deprived the right of voice in the government over her inherited
property. (Report in a daily paper, May 8, 1911)
9. Find an example of historical evidence in a case where there are no
direct witnesses to the fact; discuss it according to S. R. Gardiner's
tests (p. 103).
10. Find two examples from the daily papers where statistics are used to
establish a complex fact.
11. Name two subjects on which you could gather statistics, and the
sources from which you would draw them.
12. Bring to class the testimony of a recognized authority on some
complex fact, and explain why his testimony carries weight.
13. Name a subject on which you can speak with authority, and explain
why your testimony on that subject should carry weight.
14. Give an example from your own experience of a case in which it is
hard to distinguish between direct and indirect evidence.
Pages:
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245