Context before conclusion
Not everything here
is opinion.
Some things are documented.
Some are observed.
Some are interpreted.
Knowing the difference matters.
Three different functions
Do not confuse one with another.Fact
What happened.
Context
How and why.
Interpretation
What it might mean.
What matters
Nothing exists alone.
Facts rarely exist
in isolation.
Politics, institutions, identity, power, economics and culture are connected to what came before them.
Critical thinking
Not with choosing
a side.
With asking better questions.
What happened?
What is the evidence?
What is missing?
Who benefits?
What changed?
What came before it?
Does the argument survive when the wider context is included?
DON’T TAKE
MY WORD
FOR IT.
FACTS ARE SOURCED.
EVIDENCE IS SHOWN.
CONCLUSIONS FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE.
If I’m wrong, correct me.
If the evidence holds, the piece stands.
No performance required
This isn’t a
comment section.
There is no requirement to agree.
No algorithm needs satisfying.
No argument needs winning.
The work is here to be read, examined and questioned.