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"Scare quotes ... may be used to imply that a particular expression is not necessarily how the author would have worded a concept." https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by evanpw 11y ago
"Scare quotes ... may be used to imply that a particular expression is not necessarily how the author would have worded a concept."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes
- aaronchall 11y agoScare quotes are also bad composition. Since the author is the author, the author should word concepts correctly and take full responsibility for word choice.
- philipov 11y agoNot only that, scare quotes are often used precisely to misrepresent an idea and then avoid responsibility for it, which seems like a pretty dishonest rhetorical strategy to me. He's technically "not lying," but many people won't notice the footnote nor appreciate the difference. All they will hear is "front-running == should be illegal"