presumes, without providing justification, that the methods used by Yancey are the only methods that would produce accurate results relies on the word of a scholar who is unqualified in the area in question attacks the person making the claim at issue rather than addressing the claim takes for granted that the popularity of a book is evidence of its accuracy
Although Jaaks is a respected historian, her negative review of Yancey' s new book on the history of coastal fisheries in the region rests on a mistake. Jaaks' s review argues that the book inaccurately portrays the lives of fishery workers. However, Yancey used the same research methods in this book as in her other histories, which have been very popular. This book is also very popular in local bookstores.
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