I was agreeing with you and saying I also do that (make confident assertions to spur a conversation while being fully open to the possibility I'm wrong, because

I was agreeing with you and saying I also do that (make confident assertions to spur a conversation while being fully open to the possibility I'm wrong, because it seems to be a more efficient route than everyone doing infinite research before saying anything). Sorry if that seemed rude or anything. EDIT: example of this at work: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8514048 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8514048