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A cautionary note is not a shallow dismissal. In your action, ensure you are improving discourse, not eliminating it.
by debacle 4y ago
A cautionary note is not a shallow dismissal. In your action, ensure you are improving discourse, not eliminating it.
- hwbehrens 4y agoI think what made the parent comment "shallow" was because you didn't justify your claim with any supporting context. For example, claiming the APA has a track record of misleading claims (ideally with supporting evidence) would have added some depth to your comment. Or perhaps you feel that all academic communication is biased by misaligned incentives, who knows? The reader can't extrapolate any further discussion topics from the initial comment, and as such it does not effectively promote discussion.
- dang 4y agohwbehrens gave you a nice explanation, but maybe I'll reply too. It was shallow because it was (1) low-information*; (2) a cliché; and (3) untied to anything specific about the article. Such comments are extremely common on the internet and tend to evoke more of the same, which leads to predictable/generic discussions. We're trying to avoid those. * I know that people sometimes have a lot of information in their heads when they post a comment like that; the problem is that if you don't include that information explicitly in your comment, it's not available to the reader.