6. The Subtleties of Peer-Review
One of my friends emailed me this comic strip:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSi4Z01tZIyY7wjqKW7GHOXMiN5jeG7UwvBrvhoy7nU9N8t-uBqCgCnsosuIWu3EWn9n1f-EI4G6wWoyhtGbt-PeS1yK6ZWlrmITH2B5cNmNrLNpLoLyPt5i_xQWa-UU1YNnH/s1600/ConstructiveCriticismComicStrip.png)
I'm in the process of determining whether his sending of this animated narrative sequence is his subtle way of saying, "This is what I really wanted to do when I critiqued your seminar paper last semester."
Just as long as you don't "highlight" the problem with a ball-point pen.
One of my friends emailed me this comic strip:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSi4Z01tZIyY7wjqKW7GHOXMiN5jeG7UwvBrvhoy7nU9N8t-uBqCgCnsosuIWu3EWn9n1f-EI4G6wWoyhtGbt-PeS1yK6ZWlrmITH2B5cNmNrLNpLoLyPt5i_xQWa-UU1YNnH/s1600/ConstructiveCriticismComicStrip.png)
I'm in the process of determining whether his sending of this animated narrative sequence is his subtle way of saying, "This is what I really wanted to do when I critiqued your seminar paper last semester."
Just as long as you don't "highlight" the problem with a ball-point pen.
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