Giving Credit

23 August 2014 Amazon reviews of a certain book on research methodology contain a cross-fire between the author and someone who claims the author plagiarized his work. The author's defense might be summed up this way ...
Jargon, Shorthand & All Their Ilk
14 August 2014 Researchers are expected to learn the conventions of each area in which they work. They need to learn not only the records, but also the ...
EE Thu, 08/14/2014 - 07:00

Proof Arguments

12 August 2014 Proof is not a document. It’s a body of evidence. As biographers or historians of whatever ilk, we do not ‘prove’ a point by discovering a record that asserts something. That assertion could be wrong. If so, any further work we do on the basis of that misinformation will likely be wrong or irrelevant. Not even ...
Finding the 'Core Truth' in a Tradition
10 August 2014 Here's a six-step plan for finding a 'core truth' in lore or tradition. It works. Every time. ...
EE Mon, 08/04/2014 - 13:09