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Well I was being sarcastic. I really dislike it when people have to first convince you that you should trust them. Either make a good argument or don’t.
by bamboozled 2y ago
Well I was being sarcastic. I really dislike it when people have to first convince you that you should trust them.
Either make a good argument or don’t.
- lemarchr 2y agoArgument from authority is a pernicious fallacy, and typically effective too. You were right to call it out. I must admit I overlooked the sarcasm, however.
- lelanthran 2y ago> I must admit I overlooked the sarcasm, however. Don't feel too bad; until I read the next response I was in two minds about whether sarcasm was intended or not. It's bloody hard to tell, sometimes :-/
- carlmr 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- librasteve 2y agoit can be for some
- carlmr 2y agoIf people say "believe me" at the end of every second sentence you should doubt them. Not thinking of anyone in particular.
- dartos 2y agoOh, I was bamboozled.
- mmooss 2y ago> I really dislike it when people have to first convince you that you should trust them. > Either make a good argument or don’t. Human beings can't evaulate the truth of things based only on the argument. Persuasive liars, cons, and incompetents are a very known phenomenon. Most of human history we misunderstood nature and many other things because we relied on 'good arguments'. Not that we need it, but research shows that human intuition about the truth of something isn't good without expertise. When I need medical advice, I get it from someone who has convinced me that they have expertise; I don't look for 'good arguments' that persuade me, because I don't know what I'm talking about. I have expertise in other things. In those fields, I could easily persuade people without it of just about anything. (I don't; I'm not a sociopath.) I imagine anyone with professional expertise who reads this can do the same.