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this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2024
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Right. Science is not selectively choosing information like a high schooler supporting a thesis in a five paragraph essay.
I wonder how much the reasonably common "being assigned this stance to write about" assignments play a role in this.
I went to meaningfully above average schools by a lot of metrics, including spending, and I still did way more "persuasive writing" assignments where I was handed a conclusion than ones where I was free to draw my own and justify it. So I was literally taught to do this and basically had to unlearn it.
An intellectually honest essay would "steel man" the opposing arguments, then proceed to demonstrate why they're all wrong. Unfortunately, you don't get the opportunity to be intellectually honest when you're assigned a conclusion.