tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post7470169956277335137..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: The Ethics of Writing (1)Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-14447790024050120182014-05-07T12:16:25.608+02:002014-05-07T12:16:25.608+02:00Reminds me of Jacob Brackman’s 1967 New Yorker pie...Reminds me of Jacob Brackman’s 1967 New Yorker piece on “the put on”:<br /><br />‘[The put-on artist] doesn’t deal in isolated little tricks; rather, he has developed a pervasive style of relating to others that perpetually casts what he says into doubt. The put-on is an open-end form. That is to say, it is rarely climaxed by having the truth set straight—when a truth, indeed, exists. “Straight” discussion, when one of the participants is putting the others on, is soon subverted and eventually sabotaged by uncertainty. His intentions, and his opinions, remain cloudy.’Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-34976435475655424462014-05-07T12:07:11.455+02:002014-05-07T12:07:11.455+02:00The attitude you're ultimately combatting has ...The attitude you're ultimately combatting has been concisely phrased by an anonymous tweet: “If you can only be good at one thing, be good at lying… Because if you're good at lying, you're good at everything.” <br /><br />... And in this context, I'd better cite my source: http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2014/05/this-title-is-not-funny.htmlPresskornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480116067878605339noreply@blogger.com