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How do you write a stupid article? * Present it as a “How to...” article, provides a few vague sentences on how you might be able to begin to plan to do it, th
by numeromancer 14y ago
How do you write a stupid article?
* Present it as a “How to...” article, provides a few vague sentences on how you might be able to begin to plan to do it, then quickly devolve into an article on what must be done “for the childrenz!”.
* Use lots of emotionally charged nonesense words and phrases, like “gifted”, “radical ideas”, “enabling the genius within”, “renewed commitment to excellence”.
* Make it all about the childrenz.
* Be sure to add some complaint about lack of funding for projects related to your sparkly notions.
* Make the use of everyday judgement sound like a complicated process only safe for use by experts.
* Support the statement of your opinions with references to other articles stating the same opinion, but do it in the fashion of a scientific reference.
... and many more!
- darkstalker 14y agoI stopped reading at "progress is faster if you are born with the right skills".
- sageikosa 14y agoGood to know that Scientific American hasn't changed since the early mid 1990s when I stopped reading it. There was a time that Scientific American had articles on research and experiments (the first 150 years or so of its existence), rather than agenda-based editorial pieces. EDIT: "has" -> "hasn't" in first line.