No, often it’s things like “I’m making this statement in a domain in which I’m an expert”, “I came up with this statement today in the shower”, “I was working on this statement for the last year”. It’s about sharing information about the empiric process behind the statement that’s distinct from the direct argument.
In general, it’s left to the reader to decide whether they think a statement is true or false. It’s up to the writer to share the information that’s useful for the reader to make that judgement.
No, often it’s things like “I’m making this statement in a domain in which I’m an expert”, “I came up with this statement today in the shower”, “I was working on this statement for the last year”. It’s about sharing information about the empiric process behind the statement that’s distinct from the direct argument.
In general, it’s left to the reader to decide whether they think a statement is true or false. It’s up to the writer to share the information that’s useful for the reader to make that judgement.
Pardon my noob mistake. I’ve edited the post with a correction.