61.   Fewer of the enemy would have disappeared into the Afghan countryside, the argument goes, if large numbers of U.S. troops had marched across the country.

62.   For example, our arguments would go something like this.

63.   Further, the argument goes, immigration is economically and culturally enriching.

64.   Great psychological harm, the argument goes, can occur by treating young boys as the more aggressive, stronger sex.

65.   Furthermore, this argument goes, tobacco companies knew early on that nicotine was addictive, but sought to obscure that fact in a highly coordinated fashion.

66.   Hence fixing welfare, one argument goes, means taking stringent steps to put these people to work.

67.   If manufacturers cannot compete to begin with, the argument goes, they may never get enough experience to become competitive.

68.   If society protects American children from such treatment, the argument goes, it should protect all girls.

69.   If Java achieves widespread popularity, the argument goes, then Sun and not Microsoft would become the leading maker of personal computer software.

70.   If Powell tips too far to the right on questions like slowing the growth of Medicare spending, this argument goes, he alienates mainstream voters.