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== Should we call this entity a "statement" (rather than nugget) ==
== Should we call this entity a "statement" (rather than nugget) ==


While the word "nugget" has the advantange of being easy to remember, it does not adequately describe the two key aspects of the concept:
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|Dispute= Name of this entity should be statement (or claim, or something else) instead of nugget
# a piece of information that '''will remain in its original form'''  
|Outcome= Under discussion (to be changed when a conclusion is found)
# a piece of information that has '''distinguished authors'''.
|Argumentation =
 
{{defend|1: | While the word ''nugget'' has the advantange of being easy to remember, it does not adequately describe the two key aspects of the concept: 1) a piece of information that '''will remain in its original form''', 2) a piece of information that has '''distinguished authors'''. There are words that more aptly describe these features: e.g. claim, statement. The word '''statement''' is more self-explanatory and is therefore suggested instead of ''nugget''.|[[User:Erkki Kuusisto]]}}
There are words that more aptly describe these features: e.g. claim, statement.
:{{attack|2: |The word statement already has a specific meaning within the context of open assessment (see: [[Discussion]], or the observe the structure of this formalized discussion), and thereby calling also this entity by that name would be confusing.|--[[User:Mikko Pohjola|Mikko Pohjola]] 07:30, 3 February 2009 (EET)}}
 
{{defend|3: |Nugget, despite being short, simple and easy to remember, has not gained much support from the current active/semi-active open assessment community. Perhaps another name, e.g. claim, could do better in describing this entity.|--[[User:Mikko Pohjola|Mikko Pohjola]] 07:30, 3 February 2009 (EET)}}
=> The word '''statement''' is more self-explanatory and is therefore suggested instead of "nugget".
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Should we call this entity a "statement" (rather than nugget)

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←--1:: . While the word nugget has the advantange of being easy to remember, it does not adequately describe the two key aspects of the concept: 1) a piece of information that will remain in its original form, 2) a piece of information that has distinguished authors. There are words that more aptly describe these features: e.g. claim, statement. The word statement is more self-explanatory and is therefore suggested instead of nugget. User:Erkki Kuusisto (type: truth; paradigms: science: defence)

⇤--2:: . The word statement already has a specific meaning within the context of open assessment (see: Discussion, or the observe the structure of this formalized discussion), and thereby calling also this entity by that name would be confusing. --Mikko Pohjola 07:30, 3 February 2009 (EET) (type: truth; paradigms: science: attack)
←--3:: . Nugget, despite being short, simple and easy to remember, has not gained much support from the current active/semi-active open assessment community. Perhaps another name, e.g. claim, could do better in describing this entity. --Mikko Pohjola 07:30, 3 February 2009 (EET) (type: truth; paradigms: science: defence)