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He says it, as if it were true, without any evidence or even argument other than "I said so" to support whether these cultural forces have any effect on outcome
by me2i81 18y ago
He says it, as if it were true, without any evidence or even argument other than "I said so" to support whether these cultural forces have any effect on outcomes. As someone elsewhere points out, he does reference poor outcomes, but that doesn't mean he's made any argument other than hand-waving.
- Herring 18y agoAlso, "Back in 2003, the National Science Board issued a report that noted steep declines in "graduate enrollments of U.S. citizens and permanent residents" in the sciences. The explanation? "Declining federal support for research sends negative signals to interested students." That seems unlikely, in that the alleged decline hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of students from all around the world for our country's graduate programs." Almost stopped reading there. I can think of 10 reasons why that's stupid reasoning.
- anaphoric 18y agoYes I agree that was some weak reasoning on his part.