By he I meant Vox. I read the linked post, and it makes all these mistakes. I wouldn’t expect a quote to include a full argument or evidence base, but the source ideally should.
Most quotes have a justification lurking about somewhere, either within the quote itself, or in shared experience. A quote that’s just an unsubstantiated claim shouldn’t be quoted.
It’s a quote. Most quotes generalize and don’t provide or discuss evidence.
By he I meant Vox. I read the linked post, and it makes all these mistakes. I wouldn’t expect a quote to include a full argument or evidence base, but the source ideally should.
Most quotes have a justification lurking about somewhere, either within the quote itself, or in shared experience. A quote that’s just an unsubstantiated claim shouldn’t be quoted.
“Shared experience” is the most common, I think, and is conveniently unfalsifiable.