Critiquing people's intuition and judgment is a peculiarly lame way of not making an argument for your actual beliefs.
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But shouldn't you just reduce your nuanced beliefs about complex topics down to pithy 140-character sayings?
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What if your intuitions about the validity and effectiveness of lengthy arguments are wrong.
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Effectiveness? I think
@slatestarcodex was usually explaining, not trying to convince you of something. -
"All language is sermonic." - Weaver in 140 or fewer characters
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Absolutely. If the strongest form of your argument can't be made on Twitter it's probably not worth making.
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That's why I object to "your intuitions are wrong" Twitter. People should make clear arguments and be judged on their actual beliefs.
End of conversation
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