Jun 18, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
If you’re looking for accessible, research-based information that slices through the endless loads of overly worded baloney, I would encourage you to subscribe to my free Substack, The Reading…
Andy JohnsonHost
And in this podcast or show, we're going to look at propositions, variables, and baloney.
Review some common tricks used to create convenient inaccuracies, and I've added a couple.
Buzzwords are used to elicit an emotional response rather than accurately transmitting information.
A cow pie is the term used to indicate a pile of academic buzzwords wired together to create conveniently inaccurate perceptions.
Weasel word, words used to get the impression of something without really saying something.
Creatively interpreting or misinterpreting research or decontextualized data and proposition heavy writing.
We are focusing on baloney in this part two because baloney harms students, teachers, and public education.
We must be responsible consumers of educational research and information, and baloney damages our field.
And in this podcast or show, we're going to look at propositions, variables, and baloney.
Review some common tricks used to create convenient inaccuracies, and I've added a couple.
Buzzwords are used to elicit an emotional response rather than accurately transmitting information.
A cow pie is the term used to indicate a pile of academic buzzwords wired together to create conveniently inaccurate perceptions.
Weasel word, words used to get the impression of something without really saying something.
Creatively interpreting or misinterpreting research or decontextualized data and proposition heavy writing.
We are focusing on baloney in this part two because baloney harms students, teachers, and public education.
We must be responsible consumers of educational research and information, and baloney damages our field.
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