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Explain why Hoffman believes Abbott was afraid the writing of the book may tarnish his other writings.
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Hoffman notes that Abbott wrote the book under a pseudonym. His other works, however, he wrote under his own name, and was happy to have attributed to him. To Hoffman, this may have indicated a belief on the part of Abbott that his lack of mathematical training may bias readers against his book, and make critics take less serious his other works.
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