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To: KailuaBoy who wrote (22998)	6/6/2000 2:33:00 PM
From: gpowell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

I've been disappointed with the quality of the articles written about ATHM. I don't mind articles that have a particular slant, but I would like that POV to be derived after some study. It appears that these authors take an obvious effect, such as price, or management defections, and then attempt to assign a cause. So they start with a conclusion, for instance: "therefore ATHM's price has hovered around $20", and then work back to build a case. The articles have the structure of a logical argument, and obviously, the conclusion will be true, so they have a deceptively attractive truth-value. I see a real problem for anyone reading these articles and making decisions based upon the author's premises. If the conclusion is true but the premises are false, or irrelevant, then any extrapolation from the premises to reach new conclusions will lead to unpredictable results. I have used the term "false knowledge" to describe these articles. They are, at worst, nothing more than carefully arranged information flotsam that reaches an obviously true conclusion, with the actual purpose being to sell advertising. There is no doubt this is the best place to learn about ATHM, despite the irrelevancies present on this thread.