Citation Sloths
Quoting a stat in a post or video? Great. Respect your audience by bringing your receipts.
Perusing LinkedIn today, the following post came across my feed:
Can someone say irresponsible? Note the author's failure to include a proper source for that 86-percent statistic. The number could come from:
- A reputable research firm.
- A less-than-unbiased software vendor looking to hawk its wares.
- An AI tool using, er, simulated data.
- Elves.
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