I mean... read the damn thing?

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Stout_Combo on November 18th, 2019 at 16:26 UTC »

It the Tl;dr for your teacher or reader

Vanillas_Guy on November 18th, 2019 at 16:45 UTC »

Sometimes people read the intro and the conclusion first and if neither of those parts excite the reader, they ignore the rest. I actually had a class where the prof advised that we do this to evaluate whether an article is worth citing in a paper. When you're doing research for a project with a due date you dont have the luxury of reading the whole thing and deciding whether to use it.

jo_maka on November 18th, 2019 at 16:59 UTC »

Because beyond the TL;DR, you are also evaluated on your ability to synthesise larger and complex processes, and not only to put in writing a rambling thought process. The teacher was following, he just wants to know if you know where you're trying to take him.