[chiefalchemist]

> "But I have noticed that some authors have an idea and without fleshing it out and properly researching it they decide to write a book about it."

My rub isn't the lack of research, it's the lack of a balanced argument. For instance, Gladwell. Study after referenced study to support his theory, but rarely if ever a counter point.

Confirmation bias gone wild. Which in this day and age is understandable. It's the norm. What's disheartening is how this approach gets passed off - and generally accepted - as expertise.