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This chapter introduces the book’s argument. Despite its bad reputation, gossip is a crucial epistemic tool for marginalized people, as a way of comparing ideas and constructing arguments.
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Adkins, K. (2017). Introduction: Some Loose Talk About Gossip. In: Gossip, Epistemology, and Power . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47840-1_1
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