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How Irving Fisher's Eugenic Thinking Shaped Modern Economics

This paper on economist and eugenicist Irving Fisher responds to the question of whether his work as an economist can be separated from his eugenicist beliefs. The student argues that Fisher's work is fundamentally informed by eugenic thinking, whether in his use of the metaphorical language of disease, his fixation on making economics scholarship more "scientific," or in his analyses of how public health and immigration impact economies.
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Bridget's feedback:

"This paper is impressive on many levels: the writing is mechanically sound, guaranteeing reader comprehension, and the language and syntax show variety and dynamism, ensuring reader engagement; the argumentation is structured logically and clearly, with appropriate recourse to sources without disrupting your text; and overall, the organization and presentation show excellent control over the modes of writing here, both in the thesis-oriented argumentation and the historical analyses.

A final proofread should catch a few very minor errors/typos (e.g., "prohibition" versus "Prohibition"). I do wonder at the usefulness of a rhetorical question in the middle of page 2 (regarding support for public health) when the argumentation is so direct otherwise--this would be a matter of both your own rhetoric and personal style."

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