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> OK, so you want to play this game. Since when asking for sources is "playing a game"?

• jdmichal 9y ago
  It's playing a game when one uses it as an excuse to not respect the other party in a charitable discussion. That is, you don't need a source if you accept that the other party is acting honestly in the discussion. Asking for sources so that you can examine the data yourself is admirable. Asking for sources because certain words "trigger red flags" for you that the other party is not acting in good faith is a different problem. "In philosophy and rhetoric, the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker's statements to be rational and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation."
• bllguo 9y ago
  If you weren't "playing a game" then why haven't you addressed his sources? Or provided your own?
  • golergka 9y ago
    Because you can ask questions and make observations without taking a side.