Something surprising I've learned from forums: intellectual dishonesty is an art form. When I write an essay on a controversial topic, I can usually predict what the median attack on it will be. But occasionally I'll see one of just breathtaking novelty.
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Can you not apply the theory of different levels of security analogous to preventing break ins: The theory goes that they will get in anyway: but how long will each layer take them to get through: could be useful: they’ll get on it anyhow
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Maybe you could honeytrap them in the essay

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That is an amusing idea. You sort of do that when you put a pre-written defense against an attack in an end-note, where they might miss it. But in general I'd rather put such energy into the essay itself.
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What are your strategies to deal with attackers?
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Paul have you just discovered that evil exists?
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Why is it so important to anticipate and respond to potential attacks? Is there a way to distinguish bad and good faith criticism?
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Have a look at
@RoamResearch how you could put yourself in the open at the block level to get creative feedback by yourself and other by approaching your own words in alternative waysThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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And there comes a point where the amount of space required to deal with the attack might outweigh the value of doing so. It makes me think of this:https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1315195815389003777 …
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While good to anticipate & deal with likely responses in the essay, isn’t it a feature (not a bug) that others may find potential flaws you hadn’t thought of? Which is the reason for beta testing, peer review, etc.
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Some attacks may be malicious (eg disingenuous), but some may be right or half-right or at least thought-provoking.
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