Read that again. Slowly. Weep.
My students must provide evidence for their claims. They fail the paper without it.
I can’t believe this is where we’re at as a country. Even as a historian. For nearly a century, we prided ourselves on having the best and brightest, innovation, and accomplishments. That it’s become nearly a curse word in two short generations shows just how strong the propaganda and brainwashing is from certain segments of the population.
Why?
The ghost of Lysenko is now lurking in the CDC hallways…
@romanigypsyeyes 's comment was clearly tongue in cheek. And I don’t think we need to all parse through her health and life issues on account of it.
Thank you, @garland.
CDC claims there are no banned words. I could make a case that some of the phrases on the list would be popular candidates for buzzword bingo, so maybe someone challenged writers to avoid clichés and just write clearly.
^“Evidence-based”??? “Science-based”??? Sure, buzzwords…
If you call something “evidence-based” or “science-based” without demonstrating that it is either, then yes. It’s a popular phrase these days, signifying “goodness.” I’m not even sure what “science-based” means, actually.
Because “based on science in consideration with community standards and wishes” is sooo much better and clearer. :-c
@romanigypsyeyes I have a friend who once mentioned having a dr appt to get her parasite prevention shot.
She meant birth control shot, lol.
It made me laugh and I have two much loved children.
And we worked in a preschool at the time.
I thought it was funny.
@MomofJandL do you have a link? Because I saw someone claimed that on social media but the link I saw (I will search and post later if I find something) wasn’t that clear that they were banned but that the policy was mischaracterized. If they issued the actual policy in question, we would know.
Well, I bet the scientists at the CDC are much clearer on the meaning of the words and know how to demonstrate what is. And probably also know that they have to make those points because otherwise they might be thought to be just following community whims or pseudo-science. Not that anyone would support the latter… 8-|
Right around Christmas, I really dislike what the Law of Gravity says about how much I weigh. Given the new guidance, I am going to appeal to the community to Repeal and Replace this law right away.
If I were pregnant and didn’t want to be, calling the embryo “a pre-human parasite” would be a sign that I didn’t want to be pregnant right now, not that I didn’t want kids ever. I never thought of myself as a human baby factory that should be popping out babies my entire reproductive life.
It’s utterly ludicrous and preposterous.
Personally, I keep hoping for a replacement list drawn from the troves of 19th century German scientific research. Think of what great words we might see!
It’s not clear to me who actually created and distributed this list…