Check your Facts and Cite your Sources
Monday, January 7th 2013 by PatTired of disputing fast flying infographics with logic and research? Maybe you’ll find this useful…
The illustration isn’t my own, I just changed the text. The art is from the brilliant ride sharing WWII poster by Weimer Pursell.
FYI: this popped up on http://andrewgelman.com/
Thanks for the heads-up! You’re welcome to share and post and print.
Using Hitler to disparage everything and everybody, no matter how minor it is, shows an impressive lack of perspective and sensitivity. Such an inflationary use of Hitler devalues the utter inhumanity of his regime, including the brutal death of millions and millions of innocent people, by equating it with largely irrelevant things such as poorly cited infographics. (Of course one should follow good academic practice and cite one’s sources, but how does that compare to wars of aggression and concentration camps?!) I find this highly offensive and would suggest that those involved do some proper research on the subject, which is equally good academic practice, before going out on a limb only to crack a tasteless joke, thereby demeaning millions of victims (some of which are still alive). So, when you SHARE poorly researched “funny” graphics, check the context and think FIRST!
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, this is something I’ve been thinking about and will address in a post this weekend.
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