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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

A good teacher versus an independently perceptive student.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The teacher is considered good at his job, with the student’s history knowledge as evidence; the education-policy comparison is opinion.
  • The countertake calls Spicoli a genius with an astute life philosophy independent of the teacher. The two argue over where his knowledge came from.
  • The adult salesman is condemned as predatory, with his choice of meeting place and flowers questioned; this is a character judgment.