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It's not academic research. The guys is primarily an author selling books, and rigorous academic treatises tend to end up in journals nobody reads.
by tsotha 14y ago
It's not academic research. The guys is primarily an author selling books, and rigorous academic treatises tend to end up in journals nobody reads.
- rhizome 14y agoIt's not black and white like that, and the marketplace means that there is a meeting in the middle when assertions are presented scientifically enough for a layperson to ascribe authority to them.
- dpritchett 14y agoExactly - I feel guilty citing Gladwell on a forum because it smells factual when in reality it's merely persuasive.
- tsotha 14y agoWell, sure, but the problem is the more scientific you get the smaller your readership is. It might not matter so much to you as the author, but your book can't become an object of discussion if it isn't widely read.