Created: 31 January 2009
Last Updated: 31 January 2009
Last Updated: 31 January 2009
In this entry Mormanity states “he [Hinckley] acted in good faith to make it available for analysis and evaluation”. I have pointed out to Mormanity that the statement should be moderated in some way to avoid impugning his integrity.
One option might be to remove “in good faith” resulting in “he acted to make it available”. This would be academically honest, but it would lack intellectual integrity because it gives the false impression that Hinckley acted forthrightly. A better option would be to say “he eventually made it available for analysis”. This would be both academically honest and contains intellectually integrity. The observant reader would realize there might be a deeper issue to look into.
This solution does not require the apologist to expound on unflattering evidence. This is a great example of how it is possible to be an apologist without sacrificing academic honesty and intellectual integrity.
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