Benchmark: timing 2000000 iterations of argumentative_1arg, argumentative_3args, direct_1arg, direct_3args, shifty_1arg, shifty_3args...

argumentative_1arg: 16 wallclock secs 
(15.85 usr +  0.03 sys = 15.88 CPU) @ 125944.58/s

argumentative_3args: 21 wallclock secs 
(19.45 usr +  0.01 sys = 19.46 CPU) @ 102774.92/s 

direct_1arg: 11 wallclock secs 
( 9.75 usr +  0.01 sys =  9.76 CPU) @ 204918.03/s 

direct_3args: 12 wallclock secs 
(11.15 usr +  0.03 sys = 11.18 CPU) @ 178890.88/s 

shifty_1arg: 16 wallclock secs 
(16.44 usr + -0.01 sys = 16.43 CPU) @ 121728.55/s 

shifty_3args: 23 wallclock secs 
(21.91 usr +  0.02 sys = 21.93 CPU) @ 91199.27/s