Against the Quantification of Integrity
When the measure of language becomes its target, it ceases to be good language.
💡Nerd Rating: 1/5. I discuss the origins of certain linguistic tics in LLMs and what it means for writing, student assessment, and thinking.
"It's not x, it's y."
Large Language
Treating an essay written by expert, an essay by a crank and 100 essays written by LLMs leads not to an intellectual community. It leads to self delusion if you just pick whatever tickles your fancy.
Nowhere did I suggest anything of the sort. In fact, I was quite clear that focus should be on the quality of the content rather than style. Sounds like you’re arguing with a mirror here.