Occam's Razor is a philosophical idea that essentially says the
simplest
explanation is usually the correct one.
If a piece of expository information makes the head spin or invites the
reader to a game of six degrees of separation, it probably has more
than a
few factual or interpretive flaws.
In geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a straight
line.
The same principle applies to knowledge.
Can you spell taht?
At about the second week of the semester, I tell my students that as
smart
as they may think they are, I am going to judge them stupid until
proven
otherwise if I see foolish misspellings on a paper.
It has the desired effect, but the admonition provides more than just
shock
value. If a website is full of spelling and grammar errors, a
researcher
should wonder how careful the webmaster has been with their facts.
Misspelled words mean carelessness, and careless authors are not
valuable
sources.