slimvirgin(a)gmail.com wrote:
From: Ray
Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>
JAY JG wrote:
No, that's a strawman argument. "Deductive reasoning" becomes
original research when it is used to build a case against a position
presented in an article, not when used to do unit conversions.
Deductive reason is the application of logic to the facts as already
presented. The uncle/nephew vs. aunt/niece is simply a nonsense comment
pulled out of imagination.
Ray - Jay is correct in his description of original research. His
point is simply that deduction (that is, drawing a conclusion from a
set of premises) should not be used by editors to make a point not
already made in a credible publication.
This sounds like an argument for the commandment, "Thou shalt not
think."
It should not be used to make
cases for certain positions; and in particular, editors should not go
on to present their conclusions as though they're established facts,
which happens a lot.
Presenting conclusions as though they were facts is quite another
matter, and you're right it does happen a lot.
Ec