Scummier was the attack on his credibility:
That's not what Fenster did. He went on the attack.
"You never completed a master's degree, correct?" he asked Diffie.
"That's correct," said Diffie.
"Other than the honorary degree, you don't have an earned doctorate or Ph.D. correct?"
"That is correct," said Diffie.
And even though he taught a few courses, "you never had a real professorship, correct?" asked Fenster.
"I never had a full-time academic job, no."
That's not what Fenster did. He went on the attack.
"You never completed a master's degree, correct?" he asked Diffie.
"That's correct," said Diffie.
"Other than the honorary degree, you don't have an earned doctorate or Ph.D. correct?"
"That is correct," said Diffie.
And even though he taught a few courses, "you never had a real professorship, correct?" asked Fenster.
"I never had a full-time academic job, no."