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Align with: In teaching there there should be, of course, a level of respect and civility (with students; between students). In scholarship, too, there is generally - if not always - a sense of fairness (if not necessarily neutraL) guiding engagement with writing of others: visa-a-vis citation, serious engagement with ideas, and so on.

Diverge from: Depending on the context (in writing, work, scholarship, teaching, etc.), a neutral point of view is not a goal for writing. Quite the contrary - there is often an intervention of some sort (critical, theoretical, etc.) in one's scholarship. As well, there are issues of voice (point of view, style, tone) and intention (to persuade, argue, make a claim).