Strongly disagree. > Anyone anywhere – politicians, scammy businessmen, smooth-talking romantic partners – would be able to argue them into anything. Epistemi

Strongly disagree. > Anyone anywhere – politicians, scammy businessmen, smooth-talking romantic partners – would be able to argue them into anything. Epistemically helpless people are the easiest targets because conmen don't try to convince you to something you don't believe. They use what you already believe against you. The vaccine against bad arguments is not ignorance. It is curiosity and inquisitiveness. It's always searching for debunks against every well argued thesis you encounter. And evaluating both the thesis and the debunks. After few such excercises about varied subjects you start to notice the patterns and you can learn to separate personal charm and attractiveness of the idea from the truth. People lie and con and speak absurds the same way all the time about everything. You can learn to spot it if you put your mind to it.