You’re defining whether something is “research” not based upon what it is or what it contains, but just based upon whether or not it’s been published. I was po

You’re defining whether something is “research” not based upon what it is or what it contains, but just based upon whether or not it’s been published. I was pointing out that this is like defining whether or not something is “art” not based upon the work itself, but instead based solely upon whether somebody bought it. Incidentally, my recipe for apple pie was printed in a newspaper, and so therefore my recipe is “news”.