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This is the worst logic I've ever heard:-
• the improvised weapons rule states, 'Sometimes objects not crafted to be weapons nonetheless see use in combat. Because such objects are not designed for this use...'
• this rule doesn't say that it doesn't apply to objects which are designed to be weapons
• therefore the rule does apply to weapons!
Let's try this very same logic to the rest of the rules:-
• the Rage special ability states, 'A barbarian can call upon inner reserves of strength and ferocity, granting her additional combat prowess. Starting at 1st level, a barbarian can rage for a number of rounds per day...'
• this rule doesn't say that it doesn't apply to creatures who aren't barbarians
• therefore creatures that aren't barbarians can Rage!
Common sense really. Everyone can get angry.
Let's try again:-
• the rules for wizards include, 'A wizard casts arcane spells drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list presented in Spell Lists.'
• neither the rules for wizards nor the rules for barbarians say that barbarians can't cast spells
• therefore barbarians can cast spells!
You know that this logic is false, yet you proudly boast of it and wave it around like you just won the Internet.
The truth is that the rules for combat tell you what weapons do, and the lack of a rule to say that they can't use rules meant for non-weapons does not mean that they can. Just like the lack of a rule saying that wizards can't Rage doesn't mean that therefore they can Rage. Just like the lack of a rule saying barbarians can't cast spells doesn't mean that therefore they can.
Just like the polearm master's lack of a rule saying that non-polearm masters can't attack adjacent opponents doesn't mean that they can.