Having Purpose

Having Purpose May 3, 2016

My students were asked to evaluate the sources they used in their papers this semester. More than one has told me that a particular article or book is reliable because it “has purpose.”

What on Earth is that supposed to mean?!

I am not sure whether I am more concerned by the fact that students are writing such meaningless statements, or the apparent implication that what they normally read lacks any discernible purpose…


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