Is it not an extension of an implicit agreement to follow universal logical rules of the road; specifically to avoid a type of ad hominem?
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Yes, but it won't help us if people don't work like that & their motivations are personal & emotional.Meeting them on a personal level helps
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You are an impressively tolerant and sociable person to be willing to go to that place with folks you don't know.
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:) Not really. It's where I come from & what interests me. The way people think & their motivations for thinking it.
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Understanding this in individuals gives us a way to present the good arguments in a way that will resonate with them. A la Jonathan Haidt.
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Understanding pre-existing intellectual commitments and concerns/interests is productive in that sense.
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But do you share my concern when the references are to elements of ascriptive identity? "As a privileged white male, you would say that."
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Absolutely.
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