“Tortured Phrases” in Covid-19 Literature
Medical practitioners and healthcare workers rely on information accuracy in academic journals. Some Covid-19 papers contain “tortured phrases”, nonstandard English expressions, or imprecise or erroneous terms, that give the impression of jargon but are not. Most post-publication attention paid to...
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Medical practitioners and healthcare workers rely on information accuracy in academic journals. Some Covid-19 papers contain “tortured phrases”, nonstandard English expressions, or imprecise or erroneous terms, that give the impression of jargon but are not. Most post-publication attention paid to Covid-19 literature has focused on the accuracy of biomedical aspects, the validity of claims, or the robustness of data, but little has been published on linguistic specificity. This paper highlights the existence of “tortured phrases” in select Covid-19 literature, arguing that they could serve as a class of epistemic marker when evaluating the integrity of the scientific and biomedical literature.
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| spelling | doaj.art-52c05df92aaf4760b2ab8b08dd2305612023-08-03T16:25:08ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghPhilosophy of Medicine2692-39632023-08-014110.5195/pom.2023.164“Tortured Phrases” in Covid-19 LiteratureJaime A. Teixeira da Silva0Independent researcher, Ikenobe, Kagawa-ken Medical practitioners and healthcare workers rely on information accuracy in academic journals. Some Covid-19 papers contain “tortured phrases”, nonstandard English expressions, or imprecise or erroneous terms, that give the impression of jargon but are not. Most post-publication attention paid to Covid-19 literature has focused on the accuracy of biomedical aspects, the validity of claims, or the robustness of data, but little has been published on linguistic specificity. This paper highlights the existence of “tortured phrases” in select Covid-19 literature, arguing that they could serve as a class of epistemic marker when evaluating the integrity of the scientific and biomedical literature. https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/164DeontologyEditorial oversightEthicsFailed peer reviewNature of scienceNonsense text |
| spellingShingle | Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva “Tortured Phrases” in Covid-19 Literature Philosophy of Medicine Deontology Editorial oversight Ethics Failed peer review Nature of science Nonsense text |
| title | “Tortured Phrases” in Covid-19 Literature |
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| title_short | “Tortured Phrases” in Covid-19 Literature |
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| topic | Deontology Editorial oversight Ethics Failed peer review Nature of science Nonsense text |
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