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In reply to the discussion: Sexual Economics: Sex as Female Resource for Social Exchange in Heterosexual Interactions [View all]JHB
(38,233 posts)...It's the rest of the readers I'm making this point to.
Most readers on DU are not familiar with the works the paper cites as references, nor are they in a position to research them within the timeframe of this thread's activity. So how can they evaluate whether the authors are drawing reasonably from their sources, or if they are stretching their conclusions beyond what is actually supported?
And as I mentioned before, there has been enough time for the regular readership of that journal to evaluate the article themselves, but that perspective was not included by the op.
Dumping a research article in a general forum with absolutely no context is at best a logical fallacy (argument from authority) and at worst lying. And in either case, it is shit-stirring.
I'm well aware of LoZo's posting habits, so hold no expectation of changing his mind or even engaging him in further discussion. But he's not the only one here, so some things need to be said.