Disreputable

I sometimes talk about getting into a grad program at, or later getting a job at, a low-quality sounding fake directional state university, so I was quite impressed with how unimpressive this fake institution sounds - Southern Appalachian State Community Technical College.

A part-time instructor from said college is the purported source of a persuasive message about mandatory comprehensive exams in the "low credibility" condition of several experiments I'm reading about. The experiments were conducted at a midwestern state university, so the inclusion of both "southern" and "Appalachian" no doubt helped make this person sound stupid above and beyond what "community" and "technical" college implies because clearly, no one with intelligence would choose to work at a community college in the south or Appalachia. (And yes, I empathize with the implicit negative reaction to the idea of "Southern Appalachia" myself.)



I would also like to take this opportunity to point out this article to my reader who mocks my pronunciation of said region (and any interested others). Given my proximity to the area, and after the whole Colorado pronunciation debacle, you'd think I would have some (ahem) credibility on these things, but I guess not. Hence, I provide these other sources for your consideration.