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It's a well written piece. Early on, though, this caught my attention: > As for where political correctness began, if you think about it, you probably already
by MathMonkeyMan 2y ago
It's a well written piece. Early on, though, this caught my attention:
> As for where political correctness began, if you think about it, you probably already know the answer. Did it begin outside universities and spread to them from this external source? Obviously not; it has always been most extreme in universities. So where in universities did it begin? Did it begin in math, or the hard sciences, or engineering, and spread from there to the humanities and social sciences? Those are amusing images, but no, obviously it began in the humanities and social sciences.
He's setting up the assertion "political correctness began in university social science departments." He tries to make it look like the conclusion is an inevitable result of reason, but really it's just an assertion. I dislike this rhetorical technique.
His assertion is probably correct.
- n4r9 2y agoYes, that paragraph is patronising and cocky.
- arduinomancer 2y agoThis feels like one of the weakest PG articles The writing quality feels like that of a university student Just lots of assertions thrown out without any real backing