Define a writing process

[0neKiwi]

Define: When you write some assignment as if you care about the issue it addresses (and perhaps you've even fooled yourself into believing so), but you don't and whatever you write becomes distasteful in your eyes after you've turned the assignment in.

Example: Prompt: World Peace
It's obvious you'll have to write about how world peace is great and everything (or bad, depending on the topic-assigner). It's almost certain, however, that the topic-assigner doesn't want you to talk about how you don't care as long as you're not in war or good/bad is subjective and etc.

In the end you choose to write about how world peace is good/bad and you even believe this as you finish writing on the topic (and you actually try to find evidence and make valid arguments about it). After you receive the paper some days later, however, you find it revolting that you wrote such a paper.

This is tiresome, but you still have to do this to maintain your grades/relations/etc.

I think this process doesn't completely fit "bullshitting" .

(I think I dislike 2nd person but I've already spent too much time on this post)

 

[CatGoddess]

That's not specific to writing; it's just lying to yourself. I think the best (only?) way to pull off a truly convincing lie is to convince yourself that it's true.

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

I think it's a special case of more general phenomena: indoctrination, gradual loss of the ability to think, etc – the expected results of schooling

we were once required in school to write about why it's good to send money to developing countries. I instead wrote a piece explaining why it's a bad idea. So you do have a choice, but you need to accept the risk of paying the price of non-conformity and non-submission. And that's not only related to school; it's a recurring theme in life.

 

[Rook]

Be subtle. Spew the opinions of the masses, but frame them in a way that show what u really think. Show a kind of utopia that you want, not what society believes everyone does must do want.

If someone shares ur opinion theyll see past the cliche to your overarching theme. If they dont, you get your marks and happy happy teacher thinks they mark another happy happy groupthink circkejerk product of nullminded indoctrination.

Good luck buddy.