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I think if you read the two parent comments to "this is the correct take", they also take an authoritative mood. Rather qualifying a statement with "I think",
by jazzkingrt 6y ago
I think if you read the two parent comments to "this is the correct take", they also take an authoritative mood.
Rather qualifying a statement with "I think", or "I believe", they basically assume some reality to be true and then describe it. And that's ok, as readers we assume that the author is giving their opinion.
So "this is the correct take" should be read as "in the reality that I believe is true, this is the correct take".
- loceng 6y agoExcept [I believe] it should be called out to help the author become aware of the rigidity in thought of they are unaware of it. Perhaps they truly believe something is the only truth., and then they can defend their authoritative statement if they wish.
- dj_mc_merlin 6y agoIt becomes tiresome to always phrase things with "I believe" or "my opinion".
- totalZero 6y agoI agree but I am a firm believer that all things between people are highly situational, including when to inform, when to explain, when to suggest, when to ask, and when to listen. Correcting people can be considered impolite. In discussions marked by conflict, it's often more useful to get the other person to arrive at your conclusion themselves, by simply presenting the information and your evaluation of its meaning. It depends a lot upon the audience, the prior conversation, the circumstances etc. People are marked by a great deal of hysteresis (not to be confused with hysteria lol).