Generally, the more someone describes limitations / tradeoffs of their own ideas, the more I believe them I wonder if this can go too far, like someone could persuade me to believe anything by presenting it in a super even-handed tone
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Like, if someone was like "We present XYZ evidence that evolution is a false theory. Of course, this methodology has these major limits, and there's a good chance we're wrong, but we think it's worth considering"... I think I might actually listen to what they had to say?
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Conversely, sometimes true ideas have bombastic messengers, but that doesn't mean the idea isn't true. Tricky...
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Replying to @geoffreylitt
Results section: "For 25 undergraduates, we show a significant difference in survey responses for self-reported attitudes towards X. Here's 10 threats to validity..." Abstract: "People like X more."
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cognitive psychology. PhD