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Asserting that an article is "sprinkled with claims that go a bit too far" calls into question what the reader may have learned. It does not build upon the art
by rectang 7y ago
Asserting that an article is "sprinkled with claims that go a bit too far" calls into question what the reader may have learned. It does not build upon the article, like a popularizer would, but first tears it down.
Then, to restore the reader's sense of mastery over the material, it's proposed that they grok a significantly more esoteric perspective.
- Quekid5 7y agoI'm just trying to understand... is your beef here with the particular choice of verbiage? (FWIW, I think it's absolutely right to call into question what the reader may have learned if an article is misleading. We can argue about wording, etc., but accuracy is important, I feel. Now, Lies-to-Children[0] certainly have their place, but they must be fundamentally accurate even if simplified.) [0] I think I first heard of this concept in the Science of Discworld books...?