tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post3178020167449464239..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: External CritiqueJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-54032213393273515662013-03-01T03:23:32.173-06:002013-03-01T03:23:32.173-06:00External critique is both rhetorically and intelle...External critique is both rhetorically and intellectually easier than internal critique. Unfortunately, that probably explains its popularity.<br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-32528304604087131362013-03-01T03:21:29.793-06:002013-03-01T03:21:29.793-06:00I get the sense in my field that external critique...I get the sense in my field that external critiques are much more acceptable than internal ones. It comes off friendlier and more polite to say "What you're saying is probably true, but so is something else" than "What you're saying isn't true, something else is".<br /><br />External critique is a bit like <a href="http://secondlanguage.blogspot.dk/2011/02/Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.com