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Did I say "risk-taking is not good for science?" That's a straw man.
by davesque 12y ago
Did I say "risk-taking is not good for science?" That's a straw man.
- drdeca 12y agoI'm not sure. They seemed to be taking the phrase "sensational risk taking" and evaluating the two parts separately. That is, considering whether risk-taking is good, and also considering whether making something sensational is good. They argued first that risk taking is necessary, and then on top of that, gave an argument that sensationalism can have some positive consequences. I think this (breaking the response into responses to the two parts) is probably quite distinct from a straw man, and except for potential problems from not specifically covering the interactions between the two parts, seems probably valid? Unless they edited the post since you responded, which I can't tell if that is the case or not. tl;dr: I don't think they were acting as if you said that?