@HeerJeet @JeffSharlet I think this is exactly right, because this is the point of peer review.
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Replying to @JeffSharlet
@JeffSharlet@HeerJeet Honestly, I'm not sure. And I think that in the cases where we do, it's not for reasons of fact checking/peer review4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JeffSharlet
@JeffSharlet@jacremes But that's a problem of journalism as well as academia: assumption of unwarranted authority.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@JeffSharlet@jacremes I think this argument is confusing information and knowledge.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @prof_gabriele
@prof_gabriele@JeffSharlet@jacremes Exactly. Academics don't necessarily have "facts" on hand but can help in thinking about argument.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@prof_gabriele@jacremes W/ respect, that's sanctimonious. Because you know there's a bait n switch going on.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JeffSharlet
@JeffSharlet@prof_gabriele@jacremes Well, I don't think there is a bait & switch, just too much cultural authority given to academics1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@prof_gabriele@jacremes Bait n switch is crude term, yes. But "given" to academics? We're innocent?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@JeffSharlet @prof_gabriele @jacremes Okay, not just given. Academics too often assume mantle of authority they don't have.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@JeffSharlet@jacremes can we get out of the abstract? in which venues assume undue auth? which academics do this?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @prof_gabriele
@prof_gabriele@HeerJeet@jacremes Seriously? You want me to name names? Um, no.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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