"On the other hand, when it comes to the connection between these details and constraints and opportunities, his or her claims can seem quite skimpy by contrast." (p. 343)
On several occasions I have changed my writing because I did not have enough detail to document my claim well-enough. Duneier's note, above, provides some relief from the pressure of having to have "3 points and an alter call" in my work.
I liked that Duneier allows for the space for "skimpy" work because before a theory is born it is a notion and that notion my come from one situation that prompted inquiry.
I believe that the exponential strides we make in learning come from skimpy situations where we take a chance or question a notion-not in taking the safe routes and only detailing what we have robust documentation (which leads to incremental learning most of the time, not exponential!)
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