We must have been hungry. Here, we start with the feedback sandwich, or the feedback smorgasbord, and move on to various comparisons of food and academic reading and writing. Is reading like buying the ingredients? Is methodology like looking up the recipe? If so, then writing is definitely cooking. Simple cooking can be good, as can fancy cooking. Getting good quality ingredients is important, including store-cupboard staples and some fresh things. Be aware that ingredients may go stale.
We even tried to describe AI-generated academic writing: it is like a microwave meal, one that might be tasty enough but is neither really nourishing nor interesting. And all we’ve done is stab the cover with a fork.
Cook on!
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