I adore you. I presented this quote to my class today and most of them said “no.” I told them this is at the core of academic writing, being able to make a declaration and then question your own assertion. This is why most people regard this style of writing as bullshit.
mills said:
The other commenter isn’t wrong, but Sontag isn’t defending “changing one’s mind.” That needs no defense, and certainly not one as specious as Sontag’s: after all, to change one’s mind, one has to make up one’s mind first.
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