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specterris · 6 months

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watching hbomberguy sorry

never watched iilluminaughtii but i lost all respect for her as a serious essayist a LONG time before shit hit the fan when i once heard she wanted her writers to use 20+ sources per topic. [you must use x number of sources] is something entry-level professors have students do to TEACH you citation the further you get into academia theyll tell you quality over quantity. if you know how to write & research & youre well-versed in the topic your sources will naturally add up (ive hit 30+ in undergrad) but if youre inexperienced a lot of times youre using a few broad sources (which is ok!) then shoehorning in shit you dont need to reach the source count. point is everything id heard about iilluminaughtii was a HUGE red flag in terms of being a good credible essayist & im not surprised to hear hbomberguy point out any of this

#the length of your citation list is not the height of your high horse & each single citation is not a shining medal of valor #also hi everyone i have a bachelors in english & only took ONE creative writing class in all 4 years the rest was critical essays #talk tag #also nobody come at me about how im generalizing i know theres circumstances where such and such and yeah #point is this person always acted Better Researched Than Thou & theres always been signs she probably wasnt very good #or best case scenario had a superiority complex based on VERY misguided principles

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