[decimon]

Uh, it’s motifs, not motives, college kids.

A dictionary check indicates they are nearly synonymous.

[Stalwart]

Well, I doubt that you, decimon, would make that mistake. I’d readily overlook it it came from someone not in academia or publishing. Maybe I’m quibbling, but I expect better from a university publication.

[ThanhPhero]

The connotations are different.