Comment on FOSS "just fork it" delusionparentComments−lapcat7moThe point of an essay is not just to make true statements. It's also to convince readers of those statements. Thus, the way the arguments are presented by the writer, and the way that readers interpret the arguments, is crucial.−boltzmann-brain7moThe readers on this website are hopefully less lazy than that−lapcat7moHow is it laziness to not be able to magically read a writer's mind?−boltzmann-brain7mocritical reading does not require clairvoyance−lapcat7moThey are reading critically.
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The point of an essay is not just to make true statements. It's also to convince readers of those statements. Thus, the way the arguments are presented by the writer, and the way that readers interpret the arguments, is crucial.
The readers on this website are hopefully less lazy than that
How is it laziness to not be able to magically read a writer's mind?
critical reading does not require clairvoyance
They are reading critically.