Comment by skywhopper

I think it’s reasonable to expect familiarity with “the literature” beyond “two exemplary papers” to be given any respect in an academic debate. If you aren’t reading the lit reviews and broadly in the topic how can you possibly contribute to the discussion productively? Almost certainly any points you want to make will have been examined and discussed already. This rule is about FOMO for wannabe rennaisssance-man know-it-alls who think their gut reactions are God’s own truth and demand a response from actual experts. If you don’t know the topic and don’t want to learn about it then please find something else to do.