| Creative Obfuscation (2009) | |||||||||||||
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| Abstract-A rational and popular viewpoint is that the function of scientific writing is to communicate knowledge. A study of prominent journals, however, suggests that clear communication is not appreciated within the reading-writing-refereeing community. If clarity is a goal for a journal, the editor must take action. R. Fox was an actor. He looked distinguished and sounded D authoritative. Provided with a fictitious but impressive biography, he was sent to lecture about a subject on which he knew nothing. The talk, "Mathematical Game Theory as Applied to Physician Education, " was delivered on three occasions to a total of 55 people. One hour was allowed for the talk and 30 minutes for discussion. The audiences consisted ofhighly educated social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, and administrators, The lecture was comprised of double talk, meaningless words, false logic, contradictory | |||||||||||||
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