Interesting idea. I think epistemic effort might be useful for solving this kind of problem. (Summary: Morendil offers a case study in a sort of “academic urban legend”, where people keep using a citation to support an assertion that it actually provides flimsy evidence for.)
(Epistemic effort: I’m recalling Morendil’s post from memory, it’s possible I’m summarizing it incorrectly.)
Interesting idea. I think epistemic effort might be useful for solving this kind of problem. (Summary: Morendil offers a case study in a sort of “academic urban legend”, where people keep using a citation to support an assertion that it actually provides flimsy evidence for.)
(Epistemic effort: I’m recalling Morendil’s post from memory, it’s possible I’m summarizing it incorrectly.)