"This is just from memory..." or "I might be wrong about this, but..." feels equivalent to putting "no copyright intended" or "all rights belong to respective owners" in the description of a YouTube video. And just like the honest form of "no copyright intended" is "piracy is inherently moral", the honest form of "AFAIK, IIRC" is "I did not bother looking up anything I'm claiming".
People should hold themselves to a high standard, and phrase things with actual commitment and responsibility. Who or what exactly benefits from the usage of weasel words and hedges? And compared to what detriment?
"This is just from memory..." or "I might be wrong about this, but..." feels equivalent to putting "no copyright intended" or "all rights belong to respective owners" in the description of a YouTube video. And just like the honest form of "no copyright intended" is "piracy is inherently moral", the honest form of "AFAIK, IIRC" is "I did not bother looking up anything I'm claiming".
People should hold themselves to a high standard, and phrase things with actual commitment and responsibility. Who or what exactly benefits from the usage of weasel words and hedges? And compared to what detriment?