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> Referencing the concept when defending your ignorance is not grey thinking. Who actually believes that they have all the answers? Everybody except truly del
by abernard1 7y ago
> Referencing the concept when defending your ignorance is not grey thinking.
Who actually believes that they have all the answers? Everybody except truly deluded people make claims without having to put asterisks on everything they say. Imagine how burdensome it would be to qualify everything with confidence intervals all day long.
Which is really the problem with this article: it's attacking a straw man. Nobody actually believes contrary. The only reason I can imagine they'd attack that particular straw man is to imply that they or their readers are of this class of people who engage in grey thinking, and therefore are somehow better. This is where the laziness/arrogance comes in in my opinion.
Saying that things in the world are a "grey area" provides no useful information. It's the equivalent of saying: "something might happen, somewhere between multiple extremes." At best, it's a form of laziness. At worst, it shows lack of courage to attempt to explain something, even if it's wrong.
- nradov 7y agoProfessional intelligence analysts qualify everything with confidence intervals. When conducting formal business or technical communications we ought to follow their example. It would greatly reduce errors and misunderstandings.