Comment Comment by thwarted it's still useful if the summary is usually right or mostly right. And you'd confirm that by having to read the unsummarized content. Thus useless.Consider that the alternative to reading the summary often isn't reading the entire text yourself. It's reading nothing.Reading an inaccurate summary is actually less useful than reading nothing. It's not like the utility of the summary is to exercise a reading muscle. parent thwarted 2 years ago
And you'd confirm that by having to read the unsummarized content. Thus useless.
Consider that the alternative to reading the summary often isn't reading the entire text yourself. It's reading nothing.
Reading an inaccurate summary is actually less useful than reading nothing. It's not like the utility of the summary is to exercise a reading muscle.