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Another problem with academic writing is the arcane jargon can be so abstract as to be nearly meaningless and easy to exploit. See academic hoaxes: http://en.w
by therealdrag0 12y ago
Another problem with academic writing is the arcane jargon can be so abstract as to be nearly meaningless and easy to exploit. See academic hoaxes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair.
- Retra 12y agoWell, if you are writing with the intent that nobody read your work, then you're not doing anything of academic merit. The whole point of writing this stuff down is to teach others. Maybe journals should refuse to publish anything they haven't read and don't understand? Force people to write better...
- cafebeen 12y agoThis isn't generally true though, at top journals and conferences peer review would trash any paper that uses meaningless jargon.