"Screening off" is a really important concept. Some evidence & argument is simply made *irrelevant* by further evidence & argument.
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Replying to @simplic10
If Alice makes a claim with no evidence, you might want to think about her reliability. Is she a trustworthy source or a crackpot?
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Replying to @simplic10
If you can look at her evidence and just evaluate it yourself, I should be hearing from you about THAT, not about whether she's a crackpot.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@simplic10 Evaluating evidence takes time, too, but dismissing crackpots is easy.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
@WrongBotWrites @simplic10 Evidence may be relevant, but also the fact that an EP THINKS evidence is relevant, is relevant.
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