“Epistemic Status” is meant to convey why the author believes something, not why the quality of the writing is what it is.
I say this not to score Pedantry Points, but because I really like having “Epistemic Status” clarifications at the top of an article and would be dismayed if the term mutated away from its current usefulness.
Edited to be more in line with what you said; edit was late because edit function doesn’t seem to work on mobile.
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Thank you for pointing out my mistake! You’re right that that definition is precious. I’d only absorbed it in its already mutated version because my brain autocompleted it that way. Gonna think about this a bit.
“Epistemic Status” is meant to convey why the author believes something, not why the quality of the writing is what it is.
I say this not to score Pedantry Points, but because I really like having “Epistemic Status” clarifications at the top of an article and would be dismayed if the term mutated away from its current usefulness.
Edited to be more in line with what you said; edit was late because edit function doesn’t seem to work on mobile.
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Thank you for pointing out my mistake! You’re right that that definition is precious. I’d only absorbed it in its already mutated version because my brain autocompleted it that way. Gonna think about this a bit.