A Kind Word For Bullshit

A Kind Word For Bullshit: The Problem of Academic Writing goes in depth about different types of bullshit. Bullshit comes in two instances and these are prototypical and nonprototypical. Some people deny that these two instances exist in the first place since there is no pre-existing self to which the bullshitter is not true. These individuals feel that one's own self is bullshit, living independently from bullshit so thus how could you misrepresent yourself if that self lives outside of bullshit. Prototypical bullshit is easily summed up in that it is purposefully misrepresenting of yourself. Bullshit is practiced at both the professor level and the student level. At the professor level most professors assume that most papers contain some amounts of bullshit. The writing shouldn't be in question but whether or not prototypical academic writing is considered prototypical bullshit...and in whose eyes. At the student level students are considered "bullsters." An example is a student using Cliffnotes to write a term paper for a book they never opened, potentially receiving a favorable grade. Student bullshit comes in a different form when a student does all that is asked of him but tell the "truth." Jasper Neel calls it "anti-writing" stating ''it follows the conventions of academic writing but conveys the feeling I care nothing about the truth." (pg. 386) Professors and students alike lets take a step back, relax, and try not to bullshit!!