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I don't think replacing "increased" with "greater" or "higher" would compromise communication to researchers at all, but it could cut down on misinterpretation
by mwigdahl 8mo ago
I don't think replacing "increased" with "greater" or "higher" would compromise communication to researchers at all, but it could cut down on misinterpretation and miscommunication in the wider science reporting world.
Seems like it would be overall beneficial.
- Sharlin 8mo agoYes, but should we expect researchers to have the lay communication skills to even consider such things, to realize that the phrasing could be misinterpreted? Traditionally that's the job of the institute's PR department writing press releases. Anyone reading an abstract directly from its authors should also be expected to have basic academic reading skills.