How to spot research spin—the case of the not-so-simple abstract
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 08:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Spin doctoring is deliberate manipulation. I don't think everyday research spin is intended to deceive, though. Mostly it's because researchers want to get attention for their work and so many others do it, it seems normal. Or they don't know enough about minimizing bias. It takes a lot of effort to avoid bias in research reporting.