This is an unmoderated e-mail discussion list; not a scholarly journal or a 
book. Joan put together a response quickly in response to requests from those 
on the list. 

I read the latest cited example of Joan's argument as: "With regard to the 
style of her citations, because they are listed in the appendix by chapter, 
they rarely provide the title of the article or book but, instead, provide the 
relevant theme of the source material followed by the author, date and 
sometimes, the page number." It wasn't an unsolvable conundrum, just some 
colloquialisms.

Rick

Dr. Rick Froman, Chair
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR  72761
[email protected]
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From: David Epstein [[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:44 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: RE: [tips] Critique of Harris's book: The Nurture Assumption

On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Rick Froman went:

> If you want to disagree with Joan's arguments, focus on the
> arguments.

The arguments concerned Harris's "sophomoric and dismissive manner"
and "embarrassingly poor scholarship."  When grenades that large are
lobbed in a professional context, the justifications for them need to
be presented coherently.

> I don't have any problem with understanding the communicative
> intent of any of the quotes below

I do.  For example, in the one below, what's relative to what?

"Relative to the style of her citations, as they are listed in the
appendix by chapter, they rarely provide the title of the article or
book but, instead, provide the relevant theme of the source material
followed by the author, date and sometimes, the page number.

--David Epstein
   [email protected]

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